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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 2 / Järvi, Gothenburg

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Details

Composer
TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR ILYICH
Artist
Neeme, Jarvi
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jun 01, 2006
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1418
UPC
7318599914183

About

The fourth volume of the BIS Tchaikovsky cycle focuses on Symphony No. 2, nicknamed for its use of themes from the folk music of Ukraine ('Little Russia'). The first presentation of the work, at a private gathering, was a welcome success for the young Tchaikovsky in 1872: 'The entire assembled company almost tore me apart with delight, and Mme Korsakov, with tears in her eyes, asked if she might arrange it for piano four hands.' Even so, seven years later, during a stay in Rome, Tchaikovsky reworked the symphony radically. As on previous discs, the symphony is combined with shorter, and often less well-known, works. The Overture to Ostrovsky's play The Storm - later used by Janacek for his Kata Kabanova - was written as a holiday assignment during Tchaikovsky's studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and earned him his teacher's disapproval for the extravagant, Berlioz-inspired scoring. The Overture in F was also a student work, which Tchaikovsky adapted for large orchestra when offered a welcome opportunity to have his work performed in Moscow. Just a couple of years later, he received a prestigious commission for a work to mark the wedding of the Tsarevich Alexander with the Danish Princess Dagmar. In the resulting Festive Overture he used motifs from the Danish and Russian national anthems, finally letting the Danish anthem resound in all its glory, in a splendid Maestoso. Even in later life Tchaikovsky regarded this piece highly, preferring it to the much more popular '1812' Overture. The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under its principal conductor emeritus Neeme Järvi gives all in this interesting programme.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo 10:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo
    Duration
    10:42
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  2. 2 II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato 06:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace 05:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Moderato assai - Allegro vivo 10:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Moderato assai - Allegro vivo
    Duration
    10:24
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  5. 5 Overture in F Major (1866 version for full orchestra) 11:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    Overture in F Major (1866 version for full orchestra)
    Duration
    11:47
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  6. 6 Festival Overture in D Major on the Danish National Hymn, Op. 15 (1892 version) 12:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    Festival Overture in D Major on the Danish National Hymn, Op. 15 (1892 version)
    Duration
    12:09
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  7. 7 Groza (The Storm), Op. 76 14:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Groza (The Storm), Op. 76
    Duration
    14:37
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Göteborgs Symfoniker
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi