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Ultimate TchaikovskyVarious Artists
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It would be too easy to poke holes in this collection called Ultimate Tchaikovsky. Described as "Classic performances of his essential masterpieces," one could dispute both the performances and, to a lesser extent, the repertoire. Fine as it is, could one really call Rafael Orozco's performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 a classic—or, loud as they are, could anyone say the tone poems Voyevoda or The Storm are essential? Indeed, of all the performances here, perhaps only Henryk Szeryng's Violin Concerto deserves to be described as a classic, while most of the rest are more in the acceptable to enjoyable range. Ashkenazy and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic's 1997 recording of the 1812 Overture, Serenade for Strings, and Romeo and Juliet Overture is well-played and enthusiastically conducted; Bernard Haitink and the Concertgebouw's 1975 recording of the Fifth Symphony is superbly played and competently conducted; Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Orchestra's 1989 recording of the Sixth Symphony and the three big ballet suites are brilliantly played and colorfully conducted. Listeners looking for a quick fix for the gaping hole in their Russian Romantic Orchestral Music shelf might consider this five-disc set. Listeners with more time to spend might search out other performances that could more accurately be described as classics: Richter and Karajan's Piano Concerto No. 1, Dorati and the Minneapolis' 1812 Overture, Mravinsky and the Leningrad's Fifth and Sixth symphonies, and so on.
Recorded in stereo and digital by Decca and Philips, the sound here is distinctly different from performance to performance—the Dutoit/Montreal recordings are more vibrant, for example, while the Haitink/Concertgebouw performances are more blended—but they are all consistently excellent.
© James Leonard, All Music Guide
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© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide is a registered trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky ComposerPiano Concerto No.1 in Bb-, Op.23 Work
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| 1 | 1.Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso | 20:07 |
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| 2 | 2.Andantino semplice | 6:59 |
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| 3 | 3.Allegro con fuoco | 7:01 |
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky ComposerViolin Concerto in D, Op.35 Work
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| 4 | 1.Allegro moderato | 18:46 |
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| 5 | 2.Canzonetta: Andante | 6:14 |
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| 6 | 3.Finale: Allegro vivacissimo | 9:41 |
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky Composer1812 Festival Overture, in Eb, Op.49 Work
St. Petersburg Chamber Choir Chorus/Choir,
Leningrad Military Orchestra Orchestra,
Leningrad Military District Headquarters Band Percussion,
Nikolai Korniev Conductor
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| 1 | 1812 Festival Overture, in Eb, Op.49 | 16:02 |
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| 2 | 1.Pezzo in forma di sonatina | 8:44 |
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| 3 | 2.Valse | 3:45 |
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| 4 | 3.Élégie | 9:26 |
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| 5 | 4.Finale: Tema russo | 6:36 |
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky ComposerThe Voyevoda (symphonic ballad) Op.78 Work |
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| 6 | The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad) Op.78 | 11:22 |
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky ComposerRomeo and Juliet (fantasy overture) Work |
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| 7 | Romeo and Juliet (fantasy overture) | 18:35 |
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Montréal Symphony Orchestra Orchestra,
Guy Fouquet Cello,
Charles Dutoit Conductor,
Chantal Juillet Violin
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| 1 | 1.Scène | 3:00 |
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| 2 | 2.Valse | 7:30 |
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| 3 | 3.Danse des petits cygnes (Dance of the Little Swans) | 1:31 |
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| 4 | 4.Scène: Danse des cygnes (Dance of the Swans) | 7:09 |
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| 5 | 5.Danse Hongrois: Csárdas (Hungarian Dance: Czardas) | 2:57 |
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| 6 | 6.Scène | 5:11 |
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| 7 | 1.Miniature Overture | 3:14 |
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| 8 | 1.Marche | 2:26 |
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| 9 | 2.Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy | 2:18 |
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| 10 | 3.Russian Dance: Trepak | 1:08 |
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| 11 | 4.Arabian Dance: Coffee | 3:18 |
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| 12 | 5.Chinese Dance: Tea | 1:10 |
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| 13 | 6.Dance of the Reed Flutes | 2:24 |
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| 14 | 3.Waltz of the Flowers | 6:46 |
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| 15 | 1.Introduction | 4:05 |
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18:02
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| 16 | 23.Pas de quatre: Intrada | 1:39 |
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| 17 | 26a.Pas de caractère: Little Red Riding-Hood and the Wolf | 1:26 |
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| 18 | 25a.Pas de quatre: Adagio | 1:49 |
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| 19 | 28a.Pas de deux: Aurore and Prince Désiré | 4:18 |
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| 20 | 30.Finale: Mazurka | 6:22 |
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| 21 | 31.Finale: Apothéose | 2:28 |
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky ComposerSymphony No.5 in E-, Op.64 Work
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| 1 | 1.Andante; Allegro con anima | 15:12 |
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| 2 | 2.Andante cabtabile, con alcum licenza | 15:18 |
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| 3 | 3.Valse: Allegro moderato | 6:28 |
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| 4 | 4.Finale: Andante maestoso. Allegro vivace | 13:03 |
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky ComposerThe Storm (overture), Op.76 Work |
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| 5 | The Storm (overture), Op.76 | 12:30 |
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| 1 | 1.Adagio. Allegro non troppo | 19:12 |
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| 2 | 2.Allegro con grazia | 7:46 |
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| 3 | 3.Allegro molto vivace | 8:39 |
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| 4 | 4.Finale: Adagio lamentoso | 10:22 |
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| 5 | Francesca da Rimini (symphonic fantasy) in E-, Op.32 | 25:01 |
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