Composer: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas, Ferdinand Leitner, Claudio Abbado
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: ELQ4826168
Release: 2017
Size: 634 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13, TH. 24 “Winter Reveries”
01. I. Allegro tranquillo
02. II. Land of Desolation, Land of Mists. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso
04. IV. Finale. Andante lugubre – Allegro maestoso
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH.35
05. 1. Miniature Overture
06. 2a. March
07. 2b. Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy
08. 2c. Russian Dance (Trepak)
09. 2d. Arabian Dance (Coffee)
10. 2e. Chinese Dance (Tea)
11. 2f. Dance Of The Reed-Pipes
12. 3. Waltz Of The Flowers
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17, TH 25 “Ukrainian”
13. I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo
14. II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato
15. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace
16. IV. Finale. Moderato assai – Allegro vivo
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, TH 27
17. I. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima
18. II. Andantino in modo di Canzona
19. III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato. Allegro
20. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
A collection of all of Tchaikovsky’s symphonies and ballet suites from the rich archives of Deutsche Grammophon.
All the performances have been justifiably critically appraised. This volume includes First, Second and Fourth Symphonies, the latter two with Abbado, and the First in Michael Tilson Thomas’s suave, fairy-lights recording with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. ‘Michael Tilson Thomas’s way with it yields a performance of grace and elegance, and the orchestra follows his lead with verve and finesse’ wrote Michael Steinberg for the recording’s first CD reissue on Deutsche Grammophon’s venerated ‘Originals’ series.
