Tchaikovsky Masterworks Edition

~ Release by Пётр Ильич Чайковский (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Eugene Onegin: Act I
2CD: Eugene Onegin: Act II & III
3CD: Pique Dame: Act I
4CD: Pique Dame: Act II
5CD: Pique Dame: Act III
6CD: Swan Lake: Act I & II
7CD: Swan Lake Act II && III / The Nutcracker: Act I
8CD: The Nutcracker: Act I & II
9CD: The Sleeping Beauty: Act I & II
10CD: The Sleeping Beauty: Act II & III
11CD: Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams" / Symphony No. 2 "Little Russian"
12CD: Symphony No. 3 "Polish"
13CD: Symphony No. 4 / Symphony No. 5
14CD: Symphony No. 5 / Symphony No. 6
15CD: Orchestral Suite No. 1 / Orchestral Suite No. 2
16CD: Orchestral Suite No. 3 / Orchestral Suite No. 4
17CD: Overture in F / Manfred / Ouverture Solennelle «1812»
18CD: Romeo and Juliet / Francesca Da Rimini / Voyevoda / The Tempest
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1Romeo and Juliet
assistant engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 1996-03)
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer)
editor:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer)
orchestra:
Russian National Orchestra (in 1996-03)
conductor:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (in 1996-03)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 1996-03)
recorded at:
Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского: большой зал (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (in 1996-03)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed) (in 1996-03)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
19:24
2Francesca da Rimini, op. 32
assistant engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 1996-03)
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer)
editor:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer)
orchestra:
Russian National Orchestra (in 1996-03)
conductor:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (in 1996-03)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 1996-03)
recorded at:
Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского: большой зал (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (in 1996-03)
recording of:
Francesca da Rimini, op. 32 (in 1996-03)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1877-03-09)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-10 until 1876-11)
dedicated to:
Сергей Танеев (Sergei Taneyev, Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author)
premiered at:
[concert] (1877-03-09) (premiere concert for Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini)
publisher:
P. Jurgenson (in 1878)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 46), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 43) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 32)
is based on:
Inferno (first part of Dante Alighieri's Comedìa)
24:00
3Voyewoda, op. 78
assistant engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann (in 1996-12)
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer)
editor:
Reinhard Lagemann
orchestra:
Russian National Orchestra (in 1996-12)
conductor:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (in 1996-12)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 1996-12)
recorded at:
Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского: большой зал (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (in 1996-12)
recording of:
The Voyevoda, symphonic ballad in A minor, op. 78 (in 1996-12)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 78)
14:21
4The Tempest, op. 18
assistant engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann (in 1993-11)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
editor:
Stephan Flock
orchestra:
Russian National Orchestra (in 1993-11)
conductor:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (in 1993-11)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 1993-11)
recorded at:
Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского: большой зал (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (in 1993-11)
recording of:
The Tempest, op. 18 (in 1993-11)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
dedicated to:
Владимир Васильевич Стасов (Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 18)
is based on:
The Tempest
21:40
19CD: Slavonic March / Festival Overture / Fatum / Hamlet / Capriccio Italien
20CD: Variations on a Rococo Theme / Serenade for String Orchestra
21CD: Valse-Scherzo / Andante Cantabile / Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher / Elegy in G / Nocturne in D / Souvenir de Florence
22CD: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Violin Concerto / Sérénade Mélancolique
23CD: String Quartet No. 1 / Piano Trio
24CD: The Seasons / Aveu Passionné / Polka Peu Dasante
25CD: 18 Piano Pieces Op. 72
26CD: Romances & Songs
27CD: Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom / Sacred Choral Works

Credits

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includes:Eugen Onegin (1987 studio cast) by Peter Tschaikowsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Thomas Allen (baritone), Mirella Freni (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Neil Shicoff (tenor), Paata Burchuladze (operatic bass), Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra), James Levine (US conductor and pianist)