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| |  | Kitchen & Dining | Home » » » 25 Tchaikovsky Favorites | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| August 20, 1996 | | Studio:
| Vox (Classical) | | Composer:
| Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky | | Conductor:
| Jonel Perlea, Edouard van Remoortel, Maurice de Abravanel, Erich Kunzel, Michael Gielen, Marko Munih, Alois Springer, Louis de Froment, Heinrich Hollreiser | | Orchestra:
| Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Musikgesellschaft Orchester, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Ljubljana Radio Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Luxembourg Radio Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Chorus | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Format:
| Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 13 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Overture | | 2. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy | | 3. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Flutes | | 4. | The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Scene | | 5. | The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Waltz | | 6. | The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Dance of the Swans | | 7. | The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Scene 2 | | 8. | The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Hungarian Dance | | 9. | Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo | | 10. | Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: 1. Adagio; Allegro non troppo | | 11. | Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: 2. Allegro con grazia | | 12. | Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: 3. Allegro molto vivace | | 13. | Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante cantabile | | 14. | Capriccio Italien, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), Op. 45: Excerpt | | 15. | Slavonic March, for orchestra, Op. 31: Excerpt | | 16. | The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: June | | 17. | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino simplice | | 18. | Festival Coronation March, for orchestra (or piano) in D major | | 19. | Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Waltz | | 20. | Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): Excerpt | | 21. | Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48: II. Waltz | | 22. | The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Tempo di valso | | 23. | String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Andante cantabile | | 24. | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: III. Alegro vivacissimo | | 25. | 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Excerpt | |
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27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Good Introduction but poor qualitySep 12, 2005
By Kevin Rector
This is a good introduction to Tchaikovsky for the beginner that gives a broad sampling of his work. Considering the price, it's a good value if someone is just wanting to begin exploring classical music or Tchaikovsky in particular.
However, the sound quality on this albumn is quite poor and there are much higher quality Tchaikovsky recordings available.
48 of 54 found the following review helpful:
 Tchaikovsky's Greatest Pieces of MusicSep 03, 2000
By Hohenzolern@aol.com
Here are some of Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky's greatest works. His Nutcraker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty ballets are the most famous in the repoirtaire. The Symphony No. 5 and 6 are very excellent symphonic orchestrations. However, despite all the good stuff in here from the Russian master, the performers and conductors cannot surpass the beauty and artistry that such Tchaikovsky music masters as Dorati, Markevitch and Ormandy are. So if you want quality Tchaikovsky, get those conductor renditions. However, for a Tchaikovsky beginner, these pieces will get you hooked. This is a good cd to begin with for a Tchaikovsky listener. I am a Tchaikovsky listener ever since a friend recommended his glorious works to me. I am a Mozart fan but Tchaikovsky is undoubtedly the greatest Romantic composer of all time. He combines Russian melodies (Russian dances, mazurkas, waltzes) and gives them a definite Western romantic feel. He was friends with such noted Romantic composers as Camille Saint Saens, known to create such marvelous music of the era- Carnival of the Animals (now popular through Dysney) and Danse Macabre, to name only a small portion. Tchaikovsky also adored Mozart and although he is not exactly a Classical composer, he greatly admires the beauty of Mozart's works. Three cheers for Tchaikovsky !
8 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Great!Apr 17, 1999
I think that Peter Tchaikovsky is one of the greatest composers ever. His Nutcracker suite and Capriccio Italien are wonderful pieces of music, as well as the rest of his pieces! This CD is definetly worth owning if you like classical music.
26 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 great music poorely performed.Sep 18, 1999
T. is my favourite composer but the interpretation on this CD is rather like a good effort in high shool
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Pretty rough.Jul 29, 2011
By Daniel Brockman
The Hungarian Dance is seriously clipped and nearly unplayable.
The Dance of the Swans finishes distorted. It made me wince.
Maybe this would be a good recording to play at a flea market, a baseball game or a NASCAR race, but I threw it in the trash.
Disappointing.
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