Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite / Breiner, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
May 28, 2013
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TCHAIKOVSKY
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Peter Breiner
    Product Details ⌄
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Tomsky's Ballad: Once upon a time in Versailles

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    2. II. Hermann's Arioso: The name of her I do not know

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    3. III. Russian Dance and Romance

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    4. IV. Lisa's Arioso: Night or day, 'tis only him

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    5. V. Tomsky's Song and Gamblers' Chorus: They met on an unhappy day

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    6. VI. Hermann's Aria and Finale: You today, me tomorrow

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    7. VII. Hermann: Beauty! Goddess!

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    8. I. Mariya Vlasevna: Guards were put upon the door

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    9. II. Bastryukov's Aria: Burn faster, red skies

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    10. III. Olyona and Dubrovin: Trust me, my dear

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    11. IV. Dubrovin's Aria: Silent is the heart in my tortured breast

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    12. V. Dance of the Hay Girls

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner

    13. VI. Overture/Finale

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Peter Breiner


Slovak-born composer and conductor Peter Breiner has received considerable international acclaim for his adaptations, and his Tchaikovsky arrangements are particularly impressive examples of his art. He has already arranged The Seasons (8.553510) and Songs (8.555332) but here he turns to opera. With deftness and subtlety he has taken motifs from Tchaikovsky’s first opera Voyevoda to craft six richly scored movements, two of which have rôles for solo strings. The Queen of Spades was composed in 1890 and Breiner’s selections fully explore the music’s romance and drama in their new form.