The Best of Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Paul Douliez (Conductor), Seiji Ozawa (Conductor), Fritz Reiner (Conductor), Eugene Ormandy (Conductor), Wilhelm Schuchter (Conductor), Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Philadelphia Orchestra (Orchestra), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), John Browning (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: John Browning
• Orchestra: Berlin State Opera Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Paul Douliez, Seiji Ozawa, Fritz Reiner, Eugene Ormandy, Wilhelm Schuchter
• Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
• Audio CD (June 6, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003F4G
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,327 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Overture

2. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: March

3. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

4. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Trepak

5. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Arabian Dance

6. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Chinese Dance

7. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Flutes

8. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Waltz of the Flowers

9. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: lll. Allegro con fuoco

10. Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Pas de duex

11. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Waltz

12. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: ll. Allegro con grazia

13. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Polonasie

14. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49

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5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best, April 4, 1999

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This review is from: The Best of Tchaikovsky (Audio CD)

I am what you would consider a hard-core fan of classical music, but I really must admit it was none other than Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky who drew me in, with his Nutcracker suite. Even if you hate all other classical music, you will enjoy the Nutcracker.

However, the highlight of Tchaikovsky's work is the 1812 Overture (thought I heard that Tchaikovsky hated the piece himself). A common myth is that it was written for the War of 1812, actually he wrote it in 1882 to illustrate Russia's triumph over Napoleon. The finale is performed with the chimes and canons that made this piece famous.