[ Decca / 6 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Monday 14 July 2014
From the famous Piano Concerto No.1 to the final waltz and Apotheosis from the Nutcracker this is the ultimate collection of popular Tchaikovsky. Beautifully recorded this set features soloists like Vladimir Ashkenazy and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and orchestras like The National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Richard Bonynge and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner.
CD 1
Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23 - 1st Mvt
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture - Love Theme
Symphony No.6 In B Minor, Op.74 -"Pathétique" - ist Mvt
Swan Lake, Op.20 Suite - Three Dances
Sextet in D minor, Op.70 - "Souvenir de Florence" - 2nd Mvt
Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op.42 - Mélodie in E flat
The Seasons, Op.37b - June Barcarolle
Eugene Onegin, Op.24 - Valse
Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23 - 2nd Mvt
The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66 - Suite - Two Dances
Slavonic March, Op.31
CD 2
Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 - 1st Mvt
Symphony No.5 In E Minor, Op.64 - 2nd Mvt
The Nutcracker, Op.71 - Overture & Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Serenade for Strings in C, Op.48 - Waltz
String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.11 - 2nd Mvt
Eugene Onegin, Op.24 - Polonaise
Capriccio Italien Op.45
Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 - Mvt 3
Elegie in G for strings
None but the lonely heart, Op.6, No.6 (Nyet, tolko tot, kto znal)
Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op.41
Valse sentimentale, Op.51, No.6
Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a - 2 Dances
Ouverture solennelle "1812, " Op.49 (Finale)
CD 3
The Nutcracker, Op.71 - march
Symphony No.6 In B Minor, Op.74 -"Pathétique" - Mvt 2
Suite for Orchestra No.4 in G, Op.61 "Mozartiana" - 2 Mvts
18 Morceaux, Op.72 - No 5. Méditation
Once Again, Like Before, I Am Alone, Op.73, No.6 (Snova, kak pryezhdye)
Symphony No.3 in D, Op.29 "Polish" - 4th Mvt
The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66 - 3 Dances from the Prologue
Lullaby, Op.16, No.1 (Kolybelnaya pyesyen)
Sextet in D minor, Op.70 - "Souvenir de Florence - 3rd Mvt
Swan Lake, Op.20 - 4 Dances from Act 1
Iolanta - "Kto mozhet sravnitsa"
Symphony No.1 in G minor, Op.13 "Winter Reveries" - 3rd Mvt
Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 - 3rd Mvt
CD 4
The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66 - Panorama
Suite for Orchestra No.1 in D minor, Op.43 - 2 Mvts
Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 - 2nd Mvt
Polka peu dansante, Op.51/2
Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.19 No.4
Symphony No.5 In E Minor, Op.64 - 3rd Mvt
Eugene Onegin - 2 arias
The Nutcracker, Op.71 - A Pine Forest in Winter / Scene and Waltz of the Snowflakes
Serenade for Strings in C, Op.48 - 4th Mvt
The Seasons, Op.37b - 2 Mvts
Symphony No.2 in C minor, Op.17 "Little Russian" - 3rd Mvt
Swan Lake - Finale (Andante)
CD 5
Swan Lake, Op.20 - 2 Dances
Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23 - 3rd Mvt
Chant sans paroles, Op.40, No.6
The Seasons, Op.37b - 3 excerpts
Suite for Orchestra No.3 in G, Op.55 - 2 excerpts
Pique Dame - 2 arias
Symphony No.3 in D, Op.29 "Polish" - 2nd Mvt
Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 - 2nd Mvt
The Nutcracker, Op.71 - 4 Character Dances
Symphony No.6 In B Minor, Op.74 -"Pathétique" - 4th Mvt
CD 6
Symphony No.6 In B Minor, Op.74 -"Pathétique" - 3rd Mvt
Sextet in D minor, Op.70 - "Souvenir de Florence" - 4thMvt
Valse-Scherzo, Op.34
Swan Lake, Op.20 - 2 Dances (Act 3)
Suite for Orchestra No.2 in C, Op.53 - 2 excerpts
18 Morceaux, Op.72 - 2 excerpts
The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66 - 3 Dances
Eugene Onegin - "Uzhel ta samaya Tatyana" - "Uvi, somnyenya nyet"
Aveu passionné in E minor
Symphony No.2 in C minor, Op.17 "Little Russian" - 2nd Mvt
The Nutcracker, Op.71 - 3 Dances