Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker


The Nutcracker Op. 71, is a fairy tale-ballet in two acts, three scenes, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1891–92. Alexandre Dumas père's adaptation of the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann was set to music by Tchaikovsky (written by Marius Petipa and commissioned by the director of the Imperial Theatres Ivan Vsevolozhsky in 1891). In Western countries, this ballet has become perhaps the most popular ballet performed, primarily around Christmas time.

• Act One
  
  No.1 Scene of decorating and lighting the Christmas tree
  No.2 March
  No.3 Little Gallop [of the children] and entry of the parents
  No.4 Scene dansante [Drosselmeyer's arrival and distribution of presents]
  No.5 Scene and dance of the Grandfather
  No.6 Scene [Departure of the guests -- DAYTIME]
  No.7 Scene [the battle]
  No.8 Scene [a pine forest in winter]
  No.9 Waltz of the Snowflakes
  
  Act Two
  
  No.10 Scene [Introduction]
  No.11 Scene [Arrival of Clara and the Prince]
  No.12 Divertissement
  a. Chocolate (Spanish dance)
  b. Coffee (Arabian dance)
  c. Tea (Chinese dance)
  d. Trepak (Russian Dance)
  e. Dance of the Mirlitons [also known as "Dance of the Reed-Flutes," "Dance of the Shepherdesses," and "Marzipan"]
  f. Mother Ginger and the clowns [or "Mother Ginger and her children"]
  No.13 Waltz of the Flowers [featuring a female soloist "Dew Drop" in Balanchine's production]
  No.14 Pas de Deux: Adagio (Sugar-Plum Fairy and a cavalier)
  Variation I (for the male dancer) [Tarantella]
  Variation II (for the female dancer) [Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy]
  Coda
  No.15 Final Waltz and Apotheosis

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Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies
Mariss Jansons & Oslo PO


Album : Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies
Composer(s) : Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Performers : Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor : Mariss Jansons
Release Date: 1988
Digitally remastered: 2006
Label : Chandos
Number of discs : 6
Genre : Classical

Works on this recording :
Disc 1:
1 – 4 Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams" Date of Recording: 4/1985
5 – 8 Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian" Date of Recording: 9/1985
Disc 2:
1 – 5 Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish" Date of Recording: 1-2/1986
Disc 3:
1 – 4 Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Date of Recording: 11/1984
5 Capriccio italien, Op. 45 Date of Recording: 9/1985
Disc 4:
1 – 4 Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58 Date of Recording: 12/1986
Disc 5:
1 – 4 Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Date of Recording: 8/1986
Disc 6:
1 – 4 Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" Date of Recording: 1/1984

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Mariss Jansons's outstanding Tchaikovsky series with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra makes a welcome appearance in this boxed set, confirming all I have said about the individual issues over the last three years, It may still seem odd to those who have not sampled these consistently refreshing, beautifully paced and structured performances that the Oslo Philharmonic can so successfully match itself against the world's greatest orchestras, but the evidence here seems clearer to me every time I hear them and make comparisons.
Jansons in Tchaikovsky has the gift of conveying the full power and poetry of these works, naturally without indulging in wilful distortions or exaggerations. The whole set provides a bench-mark in this area, not only for interpretation but for brilliant and atmospheric recording quality too, against which others now have to be judged.
-- Edward Greenfield, Gramophone [1/1989]

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

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Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leo van Doeselaar (organ)
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The Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58 is a programmatic symphony composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between May and September 1885. It is based on the poem Manfred written by Lord Byron in 1817. It is the only one of Tchaikovsky's symphonies he completed which is not numbered (the Symphony in E flat is a conjectural work left unfinished by the composer) and was written between the Fourth and Fifth Symphonies.

This recording was made two years after Chailly made his debut with the RCO and one year before he became chief conductor of the RCO. Enjoy!



Tracklist:
1. Lento lugubre
2. Vivace con spirito
3. Andante con moto
4. Allegro con fuoco





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Pjotr Illych Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

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Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Classical | ADD | Philips Classics (1977/1979)


Tchaikovsky wrote his Symphony No. 1 in G minor, "Winter Daydreams", Op. 13, in 1866, just after he accepted a professorship at the Moscow Conservatory. The composer's brother Modest claimed this work cost Tchaikovsky more labor and suffering than any of his other works. Even so, he remained fond of it, writing his patroness Nadezhda von Meck in 1883 that "although it is in many ways very immature, yet fundamentally it has more substance and is better than any of my other more mature works." He dedicated the symphony to Nikolai Rubinstein.

Tchaikovsky composed his Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 in 1872. One of Tchaikovsky's very joyous compositions, it was successful upon its premiere; it also won the favor of the group of nationalistic Russian composers known as "The Five", led by Mili Balakirev. Because Tchaikovsky used three Ukrainian folk songs to great effect in this work, it was nicknamed the "Little Russian" by Nikolay Kashkin, a friend of the composer as well as a well-known musical critic of Moscow.

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, was written in 1875. He began it at Vladimir Shilovsky's estate at Ussovo on 5 June and finished it on 1 August at Verbovka. It is dedicated to Shilovsky. The Symphony No. 3 is unique in Tchaikovsky's symphonic output in two ways: it is the only one of his seven symphonies (including the unnumbered Manfred Symphony) in a major key; and it is the only one to contain five movements (an additional Alla tedesca movement occurs between the opening movement and the slow movement). Like its two predecessors, it carries a nickname, "Polish". This name is in reference to the recurring Polish dance rhythms prominent in the symphony's final movement. It was premiered in Moscow on 19 November 1875, under the baton of Nikolai Rubinstein, at the first concert of the Russian Music Society's season.

These recordings by Bernard Haitink with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam date back from the seventies. At the time of release they won both Haitink and the orchestra critical acclaim and re-affirmed Haitink's position as on of the notable conductors of the symphonic repertoire. The set was re-issued in the 80's in a 2CD-set and even later in a commemorative box-set containing all of the Tchaikovsky Symphonies as well as the overtures. These are the first CD-releases from the 80's with the original cover-art. Needless to say that these recordings should be part of any classical collection. Enjoy!



Tracklist:

Disc 1:
Symphony No. 1 In G Minor "Winter Dreams"
1. I. Allegro Tranquillo
2. II. Adagio Cantabile Ma Non Tanto
3. III. Scherzo - Allegro Scherzando Giocoso
4. IV. Finale - Andante Lugubre
Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Little Russian"
5. I. Andante Sostenuto; Allegro Vivo
6. II. Andantino Marziale, Quasi Moderato

Disc 2:
1. III. Scherzo - Allegro Molto Vivace
2. IV. Finale - Moderato Assai
Symphony No. 3 In D Major "Polish
3. I. Introduzione E Allegro
4. II. Alla Tedesca - Allegro Moderato E Semplice
5. III. Andante Elegiaco
6. IV. Scherzo - Allegro Vivo
7. V. Finale - Allegro Con Fuoco




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Pjotr Illych Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

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Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, was written between 1877 and 1878. The symphony's first performance was at a Russian Musical Society concert in Saint Petersburg in February 1878, with Nikolai Rubinstein as conductor. The symphony has become a staple of the orchestral repertoire, and remains one of the most frequently performed symphonies of the late 19th century.

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 was composed between May and August 1888 and was first performed in St Petersburg on November 6 of that year with Tchaikovsky conducting. Some critics, including Tchaikovsky himself, have considered the ending insincere or even crude. After the second performance, Tchaikovsky wrote, "I have come to the conclusion that it is a failure". Despite this, the symphony has gone on to become one of the composer's most popular works. The second movement, in particular, is considered to be classic Tchaikovsky: well crafted, colorfully orchestrated, and with a memorable melody for solo horn.

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Pathétique, Op. 74 was his final symphony, written between February and the end of August 1893. The composer led the first performance in St. Petersburg on October 28 of that year, nine days before his death. The second performance, under Eduard Nápravník, took place 20 days later at a memorial concert. It included some minor corrections that Tchaikovsky had made after the premiere, and was thus the first performance of the work in the form in which it is known today.




Tracklist:

Disc 1:
1. Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 - 1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima - Moderato assai, quasi Andante - Allegro vivo
2. Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 - 2. Andantino in modo di canzone
3. Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 - 3. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
4. Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 - 4. Finale (Allegro con fuoco)
5. Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64 - 1. Andante - Allegro con anima
6. Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64 - 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Moderato con anima

Disc 2:
1. Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64 - 3. Valse (Allegro moderato)
2. Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64 - 4. Finale (Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace)
3. Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74, "Pathétique" - 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
4. Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74, "Pathétique" - 2. Allegro con grazia
5. Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74, "Pathétique" - 3. Allegro molto vivace
6. Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74, "Pathétique" - 4. Finale (Adagio lamentoso - Andante)




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