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Yuri Ahronovitch conducts Tchaikovsky

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Details

Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist
SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Format
CD
Label
SWR
Released
Mar 14, 2025
Catalog #
SWR19160CD
UPC
747313916085

About

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake takes a special place in Ahronovitch's life. The conductor was just five years old when he visited a performance of the ballet at the Kirov Theater. He was so fascinated that he announced to his parents his decision to become a conductor himself. In the midst of the turmoil of war, he did indeed studied at the conservatory and graduated with honors in 1954. In the course of his career, he was chief conductor of the Gurzenich Orchestra (as successor of Gunther Wand) and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and also conducted numerous important orchestras around the world. On Swedish television, Ahronovitch once made the following statement that is so characteristic of him: "I was never the conductor of the orchestra, I was always a colleague, a friend and a partner." This humanistic approach combined with a laid-back unaffectedness and a self-evident demand for perfection characterized his conducting style. Tchaikovsky composed the Orchestral Suite No. 4, usually referred to as "Mozartiana", for the centenary of Don Giovanni: Four orchestrated movements based on original Mozart works, although none of them directly related to the well-known opera. Tchaikovsky ends with the variations KV 455, "Unser dummer Pobel meint", based on a theme by Christoph Willibald Gluck. In these 15 minutes, Yuri Ahronovitch shows how melancholy and cheerfulness, dark, earthy colors and shimmering, bright moments come together.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Introduction 05:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  2. 2 Act I: No. 2. Waltz 06:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: No. 2. Waltz
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  3. 3 Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: II. Andante sostenuto 03:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: No. 4. Pas de trois: II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  4. 4 Act I: No. 8. Danse des coupes: Tempo di polacca 05:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: No. 8. Danse des coupes: Tempo di polacca
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  5. 5 Act I: No. 9. Finale 02:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: No. 9. Finale
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  6. 6 Act II: No. 13. Dances of the swans: IV. Allegro moderato 01:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II: No. 13. Dances of the swans: IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  7. 7 Act II: No. 13. Dances of the swans: V. Andante - Allegro 06:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: No. 13. Dances of the swans: V. Andante - Allegro
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  8. 8 Act III: No. 22. Neapolitan Dance 02:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III: No. 22. Neapolitan Dance
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  9. 9 Act IV No. 28. Scene: Allegro agitato - Act IV No. 29. Finale: Andante - Allegro agitato 07:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act IV No. 28. Scene: Allegro agitato - Act IV No. 29. Finale: Andante - Allegro agitato
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  10. 10 I. Gigue: Allegro 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Gigue: Allegro
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  11. 11 II. Menuet: Moderato 03:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Menuet: Moderato
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  12. 12 III. Preghiera: Andante non tanto 03:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Preghiera: Andante non tanto
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch
  13. 13 IV. Tema con variazioni: Allegro giusto 15:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Tema con variazioni: Allegro giusto
    Duration
    15:37
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    Conductor
    Yuri Ahronovitch