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Tchaikovsky Edition

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Catalogue No:

93980

Discs:

60

Release date:

12th Sept 2011

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5028421939803

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Tchaikovsky Edition


includes:

Tchaikovsky:

Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

Rod Elms (organ)

London Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Simonov

Concert Fantasy, Op. 56

Michael Ponti (piano)

Prague Symphony Orchestra, Richard Kapp

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Viktor Tretiakov (violin)

USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22

String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30

Endellion String Quartet

Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 'In Memory of a Great Artist'

Oistrakh Trio

The Seasons, Op. 37b

Michael Ponti (piano)

Piano Sonata 'No 1' in F minor

Michael Ponti (piano)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 80

Michael Ponti (piano)

Album for the Young, Op. 39

Michael Ponti (piano)

Eugene Onegin

Alexander Lebedev (Eugene Onegin), Elena Zelyenskaya (Tatyana), Farit Hussainov (Lenski), Olga Obuchova (Olga), Ludmilla Ladinskaya (Larina), Galina Babicheva (Filipjewna), Alexei Levitski (Gremin), Vladimir Vassilev (Triquet)

Novosibirsk State Opera Orchestra, Samuel Friedmann

Oprichnik

Vassily Savenko (Prince Zhemchuzhny), Elena Lassoskaya (Natalia), Dmitri Ulyanov (Molchan Mitkov), Irina Dolyenko (Boyarina Morozova), Vsevolod Grivnov (Andrei Morozov), Alexandra Dursseneva (Basmanov), Vladimir Ognovienko (Prince Vyazminsky), Cinzia de Mola (Zakharyevna)

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Cherevichki (The Slippers)

Georgi Nelepp (Vakula), Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov (Byes), Elisabeta Antonova (Solokha), Yelena Dimitrievna Kruglikova (Oksana), Maxim Mikhailov (Chub), Fedor Godovkin (Panas)

Orchestra & Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre, Alexander Melik-Pasheyev

Jeanne d'Arc, La Pucelle d'Orleans

Sofiya Preobrazenskaya (Joan of Arc), Vladimir Kilcevskij (King Charles VII), Olga Afanasevna Kashevarova (Agnes Sorel)

Orchestra & Chorus of the Kirov Theatre, Boris Khaikin

Iolanta

Tatiana Vorjdova (Iolanta), Alexei Levitski (Rene), Vassili Gorshkov (Vaudemont), Vladimir Prudnik (Ibn-Hakia), Sergei Nikitin (Robert), Tatiana Gorbunova (Martha)

Novosibirsk State Opera Orchestra, Alexei Ludmilin

Pique Dame

Georgi Nelepp (Hermann), Eugenia Smolenskaya (Lisa), Eugenia Verbitskaya (Countess), Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov (Tomsky), Pavel Lisitsian (Yeletsky), Vera Ivanova Borisenko (Polina)

Orchestra & Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre, Alexander Melik-Pasheyev

Charodeika

Natalia Sokolova (Natasia/Kuma), Mikhail Kiselev (Prince Nikita Danilich Kurlyatev), Vera Ivanova Borisenko (Princess Evpraksia Romanova), Georgi Nelepp (Prince Yuri), Alexsei Korolev (Mamirov), Anna Matiushina (Nenila)

Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuil A Samosud

Mazeppa

Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov (Mazeppa), Nina Pokrovskaya (Mariya), Ivan Petrov (Kochubey), Vera Aleksandrovna Davydova (Liubov), Grigori Bolshakov (Andrei), Vsevolod Tyutyunnik (Orlik), Tikhon Tchernyakov (Iskra)

Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre, Vassili Nebolsin

The Snow Maiden, Op. 12

Russian State Chorus & Orchestra, Andrei Chistiakov

Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43

Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53

Suite No. 3 in G major, Op.55

Suite No. 4 in G major, Op.61 'Mozartiana'

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Sir Neville Marriner

Swan Lake, Op. 20

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41

National Choir of the Ukraine 'Dumka', Yevhen Savchuk

Capriccio italien, Op. 45

London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Marche slave, Op. 31

London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Hamlet - Fantasy overture, Op. 67

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Radio Moscow, Vladimir Fedoseyev

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Philharmonia Orchestra, Yuri Simonov

The Storm Overture (Groza), Op.76

London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture

Kirov Theatre Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov

1812 Overture, Op. 49

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Gibson

Fatum, Op. 77

Grand Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Gauk

Hamlet: Incidental Music

USSR Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Gauk

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Maurice Gendron (cello)

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Alexander Rudin (cello)

Ensemble Instrumental Musica Viva, Nicolai Alexiev

Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48

Alexander Rudin

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Aaron Rosand (violin)

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Louis de Froment

Selected songs

Ljuba Kazarnovskaya (soprano), Ljuba Orfenova (piano)

Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky

The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (excerpts)

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky

Sleeping Beauty: Pas de deux, Act III

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky

Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

David Oistrakh (violin)

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Leonid Kogan (violin)

USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Nebolsin

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Evgeny Kissin (piano)

St Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin

Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams'

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Radio Moscow, Vladimir Fedoseyev

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 'Little Russian'

Philharmonia Orchestra, Yuri Simonov

Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 'Polish'

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Radio Moscow, Vladimir Fedoseyev

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Byron Janis (piano)

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczweski

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44

Shura Cherkassky (piano)

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskin

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major

Michael Ponti (piano)

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Louis de Froment

plus secular choral works and piano pieces


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A high voltage set capturing the inner passion of the Russian soul, from the light-footed ballets to the tormented Pathetique Symphony, from a delicate song to the explosions of Overture 1812, the Tchaikovsky Edition includes the complete symphonies, complete concertos, complete ballets, complete suites, complete piano works, complete string quartets, complete songs and 8 operas (sung in Russian, by Russian singers)

Includes performances of legendary Russian artists, such as Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Evgeny Kissin, and conductors Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Evgeny Mravinsky, Yuri Simonov, Vladimir Fedoseyev.

Includes rare historical recordings of great collector’s value.

A comprehensive survey of Tchaikovsky’s output, spanning 60CDs with a CD-ROM containing comprehensive booklet notes, and sung texts.

This set also contains historical recordings from great interpreters including Ernest Ansermet in performances of the 6th Symphony and the three great ballets. Byron Janis plays the 1st Piano Concerto, Shura Cherkassky in the 2nd, and Michael Ponti in the Taneyev reconstruction of the 3rd concerto. The Oistrakh Trio perform the Piano Trio, The 1st concerto again in performances by Lev Oborin and Emil Gilels, Sviatoslav Richter and Yevgeny Kissin. Leonid Kogan and David Oistrakh can be heard in the Violin Concerto.

In addition to these fascinating documents the 6 symphonies, all the chamber music, songs and piano works can be heard in modern recordings. The operas are presented in historical Russian recordings from the Bolshoi with some great Russian voices of the 20th century.

MusicWeb International

January 2012

“I cannot think of a comparison collection at *any* price...There’s a predominance of Russian artists here and one of its strengths is in golden age Russians, youngish and old...Maybe a fifth of the discs are in good mono; the rest in pleasing stereo.”

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