25 Tchaikovsky Favorites [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Jonel Perlea (Conductor), Edouard van Remoortel (Conductor), Maurice de Abravanel (Conductor), Erich Kunzel (Conductor), Michael Gielen (Conductor), Marko Munih (Conductor), Alois Springer (Conductor), Louis de Froment (Conductor), Heinrich Hollreiser (Conductor), Copenhagen String Quartet (Performer), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Utah Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Wiener Musikgesellschaft Orchester (Orchestra), Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra), Ljubljana Radio Orchestra (Orchestra), Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Luxembourg Radio Orchestra (Orchestra), Bamberg Symphony Chorus (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Copenhagen String Quartet
• Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Musikgesellschaft Orchester, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, et al.
• Conductor: Jonel Perlea, Edouard van Remoortel, Maurice de Abravanel, Erich Kunzel, Michael Gielen, et al.
• Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B0000058HZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,816 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #20 in Music > Miscellaneous > Marches
  • #20 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Symphonies > Romantic
  • #23 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Serenades & Divertimentos > Divertimentos

Track Listings

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

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction but poor quality, September 12, 2005

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Kevin Rector (Wausau, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Tchaikovsky Favorites (Audio CD)

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 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tchaikovsky's Greatest Pieces of Music, September 3, 2000

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[e-mail] (LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 25 Tchaikovsky Favorites (Audio CD)

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 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 25 Tchaikovsky Favorites (Audio CD)

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.