25 Tchaikovsky Favorites [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

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

Product Details

• Performer: Copenhagen String Quartet
• Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Chorus, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Ljubljana Radio Orchestra, et al.
• Conductor: Alois Springer, Edouard van Remoortel, Erich Kunzel, Heinrich Hollreiser, Jonel Perlea, 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: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,195 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Kevin Rector (Wausau, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

43 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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 !

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good acquisition, October 10, 2007

By	Flor Chong "Lady Flower" (Panamá, Rep. of Panamá) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Muy buena adquisición. Excelente opción para escuchar mientras estoy en la oficina, en el auto, leyendo o simplemente disfrutando de buena música clásica.