Artist: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Title Of Album: Best Tchaikovsky 100 (6CD Box Set)
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: EMI / Musiccast
Country: International
Genre: Classical Music
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 07:30:03
Full Size: 1.9 GB (+3%)

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), performed by many of the world’s leading instrumentalists, singers, orchestras and conductors.

Tchaikovsky is one of the major composers of the 19th century Romantic era. His music is full of magnificent melodies and is noted for its passion and its sincerity. Many of Tchaikovsky’s themes have been heard in major film soundtracks and TV adverts.

CD 1 begins with the sweeping opening of his 1st Piano Concerto, one of the most familiar works in the classical repertoire. This is followed by extracts from all his other concertos, namely the impressive 2nd and 3rd Piano Concertos, the magnificent Violin Concerto and the charming Rococo Variations for cello and orchestra.

CD 2 includes substantial extracts from Symphonies Nos 3, 4, 5 & 6, which represent the emotional heart of the composer’s entire output.

Tchaikovsky’s three great ballet scores – Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker – contain some of his most inspired music and are represented here on CD 3 by generous highlights from all three works.

CD 4 includes arias and orchestral items from some of Tchaikovsky’s main operas: Eugene Onegin, The Queen of Spades, The Snow Maiden and Mazeppa, together with a representative selection of his songs, including the beautiful ‘None but the lonely heart’.

CD 5 covers chamber and instrumental works, including the famous ‘Andante cantabile’ from his String Quartet No.1 and extracts from the delightful piano suite of 12 short character pieces called The Seasons.

CD 6 presents several of Tchaikovsky’s most popular orchestral pieces, including March slave, String Serenade in C, Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and Capriccio italien. The set ends with a complete performance of the spectacular ‘1812’ Overture.

TrackList:

001. Mikhail Pletnev/Philharmonia Orchestra/Vladimir Fedoseyev - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
002. Mikhail Pletnev/Philharmonia Orchestra/Vladimir Fedoseyev - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo
003. Mikhail Pletnev/Philharmonia Orchestra/Vladimir Fedoseyev - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
004. Vladimir Spivakov/Philharmonia Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa - Violin Concerto in D Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
005. Vladimir Spivakov/Philharmonia Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa - Violin Concerto in D Op. 35: III. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)
006. Peter Donohoe/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Barshai - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op.44: III. Allegro con fuoco
007. Paul Tortelier/Northern Sinfonia of England/Yan Pascal Tortelier - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1974 Digital Remaster) - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1989 Remastered Version): Introduction (Moderato quasi Andante), Theme (Moderato semplice) and Variation I (Tempo della Thema) -
008. Paul Tortelier/Northern Sinfonia of England/Yan Pascal Tortelier - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1974 Digital Remaster) - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1989 Remastered Version): Variation II (Tempo di Thema) -
009. Paul Tortelier/Northern Sinfonia of England/Yan Pascal Tortelier - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1974 Digital Remaster) - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1989 Remastered Version): Variation III (Andante sostenuto) -
010. Paul Tortelier/Northern Sinfonia of England/Yan Pascal Tortelier - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1974 Digital Remaster) - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1989 Remastered Version): Variation IV (Andante grazioso - Un poco animato) -
011. Paul Tortelier/Northern Sinfonia of England/Yan Pascal Tortelier - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1974 Digital Remaster) - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1989 Remastered Version): Variation V (Allegro moderato - Cadenza) -
012. Paul Tortelier/Northern Sinfonia of England/Yan Pascal Tortelier - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1974 Digital Remaster) - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1989 Remastered Version): Variation VI (Andante)
013. Paul Tortelier/Northern Sinfonia of England/Yan Pascal Tortelier - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1974 Digital Remaster) - Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major Op.33 (1989 Remastered Version): Variation VII & Coda (Allegro vivo)
014. Peter Donohoe/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Rudolf Barshai - Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op.75: Allegro brillante - Cadenza - Tempo I - Vivacissimo
015. Philharmonia Orchestra - Symphony No. 3 in D 'Polish' Op. 29 (1986 Remastered Version): II. Alla tedesca (Allegro moderato e semplice)
016. Philadelphia Orchestra - Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto_Moderato con anima
017. Philadelphia Orchestra - Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36: IV. Allegro con fuoco
018. Herbert von Karajan - Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro con anima
019. Herbert von Karajan - Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: II - Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
020. Herbert von Karajan - Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: IV. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
021. London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich - Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 (1995 Remastered Version): Adagio - Allegro con troppo
022. London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich - Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 (1995 Remastered Version): Allegro molto vivace
023. London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich - Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 (1995 Remastered Version): Finale - Adagio lamentoso
024. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Swan Lake Op.20: No.10: Scene (Moderato)
025. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Swan Lake (Ballet), Op. 20, Act 1: No. 2, Waltz (Tempo di Valse)
026. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Swan Lake Op. 20, Act II, 13. Dances of the Swans: IV. Dance of the Cygnets (Allegro moderato)
027. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Swan Lake Op. 20, Act II, 13. Dances of the Swans: V. Andante - Andante non troppo - Allegro (Christopher Warren-Green, violin; Robert Truman, cello)
028. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Swan Lake Op. 20, Act III: 20. Hungarian Dance: Cs?rd?s (Moderato assai - Allegro moderato - Vivace)
029. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Swan Lake Op. 20, Act III: 21. Spanish Dance (Allegro non troppo: tempo di bolero)
030. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Swan Lake Op. 20, Act III: 22. Neapolitan Dance (Allegro moderato - Andantino quasi moderato)
031. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Swan Lake Op. 20, Act III: 23. Mazurka
032. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Sleeping Beauty (Ballet), Op. 66, Prologue: No. 1, (a) Introduction
033. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Sleeping Beauty Op. 66, Act I: 'The Spell', 8. Pas d'action:: Rose Adagio (Andante - Adagio maestoso)
034. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Sleeping Beauty Op. 66, Act II, Scene 1: 'The Vision': 17. Panorama (Andantino)
035. Philharmonia Orchestra - Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1: 'The Spell': 6. Waltz (Allegro: Tempo di valse)
036. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Overture (Allegro giusto)
037. Philharmonia Orchestra - The Nutcracker Op. 71: March
038. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker Op. 71, Divertissement: Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Coda [to Pas de deux]
039. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker Op. 71, Divertissement: Trepak (Russian Dance)
040. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker Op. 71, Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
041. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker Op. 71, Divertissement: Coffee (Arab Dance)
042. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker Op. 71, Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance)
043. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2 Scene 3: No. 12, Divertissement, (e) Danse des mirlitons (Andantino)
044. Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - The Nutcracker Op. 71, Divertissement: Waltz of the Flowers
045. Stefan Soltesz - Eugene Onegin: Tatiana's letter scene
046. London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli - Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: II. Waltz (Moderato)
047. Rolando Villazon/M?nchner Rundfunkorchester/Michel Plasson - Eugene Onegin: Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis
048. Berliner Philharmoniker/Seiji Ozawa - Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
049. Jonathan Lemalu/New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd - Eugene Onegin, Act III: Prince Gremin's Aria
050. Stefan Soltesz - Pikovaya Dama (The Queen of Spades): Uzh polnoch blizitsya (It is close on midnight already) (Act 3)
051. Galina Vishnevskaya/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich - The Snow Maiden - Incidental Music Op. 12 (2003 Remastered Version): Lehl's First Song
052. London Philharmonic Orchestra - Mazeppa (1989 Remastered Version): Hopak (Cossack Dance)
053. Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron - O du mondhelle Nacht (O moonlight night) (1995 Remastered Version)
054. Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron - 6 Songs Op. 38 (1995 Remastered Version): Auf dem Ball (At the ball) (wds. Tolstoy)
055. Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron - 6 Songs Op. 38 (1995 Remastered Version): Don Juan's Serenade (wds. Tolstoy)
056. Galina Vishnevskaya/Mstislav Rostropovich - 7 Songs Op. 47 (2003 Remastered Version): Was I not a little blade of grass? Op. 47 No. 7 (Surikov)
057. Galina Vishnevskaya/Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Songs Op. 16 (2003 Remastered Version): Cradle song Op. 16 No. 1 (Maykov)
058. Galina Vishnevskaya/Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Songs Op. 6 (2003 Remastered Version): Why? Op. 6 No. 5 (Heine transl. Mey)
059. Galina Vishnevskaya/Mstislav Rostropovich - 6 Songs Op. 73 (2003 Remastered Version): Again, as before, alone, Op. 73 No. 6 (Rathaus)
060. Boris Christoff/Gaston Marchesini/Alexandre Labinsky - 6 Songs Op. 6 (2010 Remastered Version): None but the lonely heart Op.6 No.6
061. Daniil Shtoda/Larissa Gergieva - Serenada, Op.63 No.6 (Serenade) - (Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich)
062. Daniil Shtoda/Larissa Gergieva - Solovey, Op.60 No.4 (The Nightingale) - (Pushkin)
063. Daniil Shtoda/Larissa Gergieva - Khotel by v edinoe slovo (I should like in a single word) - (Mey, after Heine)
064. Daniil Shtoda/Larissa Gergieva - Den'li tsarit? Op.47 No.6 (Does the day reign?) - (Apukhtin)
065. St Lawrence String Quartet - String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op 11: Andante Cantabile
066. Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons Op. 37b: I. Janvier (Au coin du feu)
067. Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons Op. 37b: II. F?vrier (Carnaval)
068. Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons, Op. 37b: IV. Avril (Perce-neige)
069. Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons, Op. 37b: VI. Juin (Barcarolle)
070. Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons Op. 37b: VII. Juillet (Chant des moissonneurs)
071. Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons Op. 37b: X. Octobre (Chant d'automne)
072. Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons Op. 37b: XI. Novembre (Course en Tro?ka)
073. Mikhail Pletnev - The Seasons Op. 37b: XII. D?cembre (No?l)
074. Kyung-Wha Chung - Piano Trio in A Minor, Op.50: II. Tema con variazioni 1-7 (extract)
075. Maxim Vengerov/Vag Papian/ Virtuosi - M?lodie Op.42 No.3
076. Ayako Uehara - Grande Sonate Op.37: III Scherzo. Allegro giocoso
077. Sarah Chang - Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70: II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
078. Ayako Uehara - Valse Op.40 No.9
079. Ayako Uehara - Humoresque Op.10 No.2
080. Ayako Uehara - Nocturne Op.10 No.1
081. Sarah Chang - Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 34
082. Andr? Previn - Marche Slave, Op. 31 (1997 Remastered Version)
083. Richard Hickox - Serenade in C Major, Op. 48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina (Andante non troppo - Allegro moderato)
084. City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox - Serenade in C Op. 48: II. Valse. (Moderato: Tempo di valse)
085. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy in B Minor (Excerpt)
086. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Theme
087. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation I
088. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation II
089. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation III
090. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation IV
091. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation V
092. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation VI
093. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation VII
094. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation VIII
095. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation IX
096. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation X
097. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation XI
098. Lovro Von Matacic - Theme & Variations: Suite No.3 in G, Op.55, IV: Variation XII
099. Philharmonia Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa - Capriccio Italien Op. 45 (conclusion)
100. Mariss Jansons - 1812 Overture, Op. 49

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