The Essential Tchaikovsky

Everyone loves Tchaikovsky's music. From the romance and elegance of the grand ballets to the intense raw emotion of the major symphonies, this is highly charged music to stir the soul. This Two-for-the-price-of-One CD has track after track of the most popular and romantic music in the entire classical repertoire.

The tracklist is dominated by music from the essential classical ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky as master of the symphony is represented by the great themes from the 4th, 5th and 6th ('Pathetique'). The collection also includes selections from Romeo and Juliet and The Seasons, grand orchestral music from the opera Eugene Onegin, the sublime Serenade for Strings, and the Song of Mignon sung by the outstanding Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. The concertos are showcased in definitive performances by Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Kyung Wha Chung.

Chosen from the great recordings of Decca and Philips with the world's leading orchestras, this superb value collection features world class performances by the greatest interpreters of Tchaikovsky's music including Valery Gergiev, Herbert von Karajan, Akiko Suwanai, Sir Neville Marriner, Zubin Mehta Charles Dutoit Arthur Grumiaux and the St. Petersburg Chamber Choir.