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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Capriccio italien & Swan Lake
By 1958, Decca has been recording in stereo for four years, regularly sending out two production teams, one to make the stereo master, the other the mono master. Each team of producer and engineer worked independently of the other to produce the optimum sound for their system. In 1958, to launch their new stereo series (with an SXL prefix for the catalogue number) it was decided that a new and spectacular recording was required for the very first record (SXL 2001). Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, a popular orchestral showpiece that could show off the stereo imagery, was a natural choice. The cannon shots made a particularly strong impression at the time; the well-kept secret at the time is that they were, in fact, over-dubbed, speeded-down gun shots! As the Gramophone reviewer in October 1958 pointed out, ‘In every respect, in fact, this is a first-class record’. Kenneth Alwyn was a principal conductor of the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden where he shared the rostrum with such luminaries working with the company at that time as Malcolm Sargent, Ernest Ansermet, Arthur Bliss, William Walton, Hans Werner Henze and Benjamin Britten the latter nominated him as conductor of the original production of The Prince of the Pagodas. In the notes for this CD – to which his 1959 recording of a suite from Swan Lake has been added to the items on the original record – he recounts his experience at the recording sessions for Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, which, issued in 1958, was to become the first stereo recording of this work and Decca’s first official stereo recording. “Kenneth Alwyn has secured exceptionally good playing from the London Symphony Orchestra ; the woodwind, in particular, shape their phrases most beautifully, and with first-class ensemble... The shaping of the music as a whole is very good, too, with a broad introduction to the Capriccio (making the triplets doubly difficult!), and effective dovetailing of the various tempos both in this piece and in the overture. In every respect, in fact, this is a first-class record.” Gramophone Magazine “As I expected, the Tchaikovsky still comes up to demonstration standard with the final canons and carillon of 1812 as exciting and brash as anything since. The performances under Kenneth Alwyn are very good indeed, particularly 1812 (why has he been so neglected by the companies?) and at the new price the bargain is excellent.” Gramophone Magazine | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1
This CD continues PentaTone’s very successful Tchaikovsky cycle, which has received critical acclaim. Symphony No.5 (PTC5186385) was CD Choice of the Month in the BBC Music Magazine. Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 will follow later in the year, completing the series. “He starts at a surprisingly low voltage, although what his slower tempi lose energy they gain in detail and almost Nutcracker-like atmosphere. And, by contrast, the last movement has tremendous elan and features playing of demonstration quality. Excellent recording” Classical Music, 24th March 2012 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky - 1812
“Vanska and the Lahti orchestra are authoritative interpreters who convey the atmosphere and mystery of these extraordinary scores. They are magnificently recorded too” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Slavonic March
This disc continues Poppen’s Tchaikovsky cycle with the German Radio Philharmonic on Oehms. Even though Tchaikovsky believed that he had ‘written himself out’ after his Fourth Symphony, he composed the fifth within a few weeks. The premiere was only moderately successful, but today, Symphony No. 5 is one of Tchaikovsky’s most popular works. | 
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| |  | We Love A Parade
Arlen: | I Love A Parade | Bizet: | Marche du toreador from Carmen Suite No. 1 | Blankenburg, H L: | Gladiator's Farewell | Coates, E: | Dam Busters March | Fucik: | Entry of the Gladiators | Jessel: | Parade of the Tin Soldiers | Kelly, A E: | Arromanches | Meyerbeer: | Le prophète: Coronation March | Mozart: | Ein musikalischer Spass K522: last movement | Richards, J J: | Shield of Liberty | Rimmer, W: | The Royal Trophy Punchinello | Schubert: | Marche Militaire, D733 No. 1 | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Tchaikovsky: | Marche slave, Op. 31 | trad.: | Rhapsody on Scottish Marches | Willson: | Seventy-Six Trombones |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture and other works
Recorded in 1951 and 1953 | |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet etc
recorded in the House of Arts, Kosice, 9-12 June 1990 | |
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| |  | Thomas Jensen conducts Aarhus By-Orkester
Debussy: | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune | Elgar: | Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Khachaturian: | Sabre Dance from Gayane | Kuhlau: | Overture: William Shakespeare, Op. 74 | Massenet: | Le Cid - Ballet music | Møller, S: | Aarhus Tatoo | Smetana: | The Bartered Bride: Skocná - Dance of the Comedians | Strauss, J, I: | Radetsky March, Op. 228 | Strauss, J, II: | Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418 Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214 | Tarp: | Suite on Danish folktunes - The Raven | Tchaikovsky: | Marche slave, Op. 31 |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Marche slave & Suite No. 1 in D major
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