Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No 1 & 2 / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
December 11, 2012
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR II'YICH
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Seattle Symphony
    • PERFORMER
      Schwarz
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 11, 2012
    • UPC
      747313122578
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8571225
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro tranquillo (Dreams of a Winter Journey)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

    2. II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto (Land of Desolation, Land of Mists)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

    3. III. Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

    4. IV. Finale: Andante lugubre - Allegro maestoso

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

    5. I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

    6. II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

    7. III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto vivace

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

    8. IV. Finale: Moderato assai - Allegro vivo

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Seattle Symphony

      Conductor: Gerard Schwarz


Written under difficult circumstances while he was employed at the Moscow Conservatory, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 1 held the composer’s affection throughout his life as “a sin of my sweet youth”. The melodic richness and skillful orchestration in his later music can already be found in this and the Symphony No 2, which owes its subtitle to the use of folk music from the Ukraine, a region known as ‘Little Russia’. These youthful masterpieces are heard here “in performances full of grace and zest. Schwarz is a passionate advocate of this music, and it shows.” (The Seattle Times)