Composer: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Andrej Hoteev, Viktor Simon, Viktor Galkin, Mikhail Shestakov, Peter Jurgenson, Elizaveta Lavrovskaya, Vasily Safonov, Juliy Block, Alexandra Hubert, Anton Rubinstein
Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vladimir Fedoseyev
Number of Discs: 3
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hänssler
Release: 2021
Size: 838 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55
01. I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso
02. II. Andantino semplice
03. III. Allegro con fuoco
Concert Fantasia, Op. 56, TH 61
04. I. Quasi rondo
05. II. Contrastes
CD 02
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44, TH 60
01. I. Allegro brillante e molto vivace
02. II. Andante non troppo
03. III. Allegro con fuoco
04. Allegro in C Minor, TH 159 (Version for Piano & Strings)
CD 03
01. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 75, TH 65
Andante & Finale, Op. 79, TH 241 (Completed by S. Taneev)
02. I. Andante
03. II. Finale. Allegro maestoso
04. Hungarian Gypsy Melodies (Arr. P.I. Tchaikovsky for Piano & Orchestra)
05. Tchaikovsky’s Speech from Edison’s Wax Roll
All Tchaikovsky’s works for piano and orchestra exist, as do Bruckner’s symphonies for instance, in multiple versions. Traditionally, these works have been played without commentary, mostly in versions shortened in one way or another. The aim of this Edition is to present the unabridged versions of Tchaikovsky’s works for piano and orchestra as a box set. Sincere thanks are due to Dr. Polina Vaidman (Tchaikovsky Archive, Klin) and Prof. Lyudmila Korabelnikova, and to Dr. Marina Rakhmanova and Dr. Irina Medvedeva (Moscow). Extended conversations and teamwork in the archives and on original manuscripts have been a great help. “In the making of these recordings, we have followed the composer’s interpretative observations and annotations and his tempo markings, as shown in his manuscripts and his personal conducting scores“. (Andrej Hoteev)