25 Tchaikovsky Favorites

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Title Tracks for 25 Tchaikovsky Favorites

• 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
• 21. Serenade for strings (or piano, 4 hands) in C major, Op. 48: II. Waltz
• 22. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Tempo di valso
• 23. String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Andante cantabile
• 24. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: III. Alegro vivacissimo
• 25. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Excerpt

Customer Reviews

 (13 customer reviews)

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful

Good Introduction but poor quality, September 12, 2005

Kevin Rector - See all my reviews
  

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

Tchaikovsky's Greatest Pieces of Music, September 3, 2000

Hohenzolern@aol.com (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...Read more

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful

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.