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Boris Tchaikovsky, a pupil of Shostakovich, enjoyed a long and illustrious career. Rostropovich once remarked: ‘I consider him to be a genius... one day people will come to know that two great Russian composers bore the same name’.
Four Preludes for Chamber Orchestra was originally conceived as a song cycle, but was promptly banned by the authorities. Boris Tchaikovsky reworked the music into its current chamber form, whilst maintaining the trenchant contradictions, beguiling wit and fleeting moods of the original.
The three delightful Andersen suites derive from music composed for radio plays between 1954 and 1958 but only recovered in 2003. Tchaikovsky himself considered the music for the Andersen Fairy Tales to be one of his best incidental scores.
Boris Tchaikovsky: 4 Preludes for Chamber Orchestra
No. 1. Agitato
No. 2. Con moto
No. 3. Adagio
No. 4. Semplice
Boris Tchaikovsky: The Swineherd Suite
I. Introduction
II. In the Garden
III. Minuet
IV. The Rose
V. The Nightingale
VI. Jingles
VII. The Magic Kettle
VIII. Waltz
IX. Polka
X. The Ratchet
Boris Tchaikovsky: Andersen Fairy Tales Suite
I. The Rose-Tree
II. The Clock
III. The Soldier's Sailing
IV. The Weavers
V. The Darning-Needle's Journey
VI. The Darning-Needle
VII. Fanfare
VIII. The Emperor's March
IX. The Little Lady Dancer
X. The Toy Ball
Boris Tchaikovsky: Galoshes of Fortune Suite
I. Introduction
II. 2 Fairies
III. Interlude
IV. Night
V. Revelers' Song
VI. The Night Watchman
VII. Voyage to the Moon
VIII. The Moon
IX. The Dash Back to Earth
X. The Medical Intern
XI. The Theatre
XII. A Wealthy Man and His Wife
XIII. A Lady
XIV. A Selfish Man
XV. An Officer
XVI. The Bird
XVII. The Journey
XVIII. Tarantella
XIX. Mourning Music
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No. 1. Agitato