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Tchaikovsky - The Symphonies / Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev / Collectors Edition / Deutsche Grammophon 7x Audio CD, Box Set / 477 8699
UPC 028947786993
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky struggled with sonata form, the primary Western principle for building large-scale musical structures since the middle of the 19th century. Traditional Russian treatment of melody, harmony and structure actually worked against sonata form's modus operandi of movement, growth and development. Russian music—the Russian creative mentality as a whole, in fact—functioned on the principle of stasis. Russian novels, plays and operas were written as collections of self-contained tableaux, with the plots proceeding from one set-piece to the next. Russian folk music operated along the same lines, with songs comprised as a series of self-contained melodic units repeated continually. Compared to this mindset, the precepts of sonata form probably seemed as alien as if they had arrived from the moon.
| Label: | Deutsche Grammophon – 477 8699 |
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| Series: | Collectors Edition |
| Format: |
7 x CD, Compilation, Box Set
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
Oct 19, 2010 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Symphony No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 13 | (47:38) | ||
| 1-1 | I. Daydreams On A Wintry Road | 13:31 | |
| 1-2 | II. O Land Of Gloom, O Land Of Mist! | 11:57 | |
| 1-3 | III. Scherzo. Allegro Scherzando Giocoso | 8:30 | |
| 1-4 | IV. Finale. Andante Lugubre - Allegro Moderato - Allegro Maestoso - Andante Lugubre - Allegro Vivo |
13:40 | |
| 1-5 | Marche Slave, Op. 31 | 9:34 | |
| 1-6 | Festival Overture On The Danish Anthem, Op. 15 | 12:41 | |
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Symphony No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian" |
(33:15) |
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| 2-1 | I. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Vivo | 11:05 | |
| 2-2 | II. Andantino Marziale, Quasi Moderato | 6:51 | |
| 2-3 | III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto Vivace - Trio | 5:33 | |
| 2-4 | IV. Moderato Assai - Allegro Vivo - Presto | 9:46 | |
| 2-5 | Fate, Op. 77, Symphonic Fantasia | 18:46 | |
| 2-6 | Ouverture Solennelle « 1812 », Op. 49 | 15:47 | |
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Symphony No. 3 In D Major, Op. 29 "Polish" |
(46:40) |
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| 3-1 | I. Introduzione E Allegro. Moderato Assai (Tempo Di Marcia Funebre) - Allegro Brillante | 15:26 | |
| 3-2 | II. Alla Tedesca. Allegro Moderato E Semplice - Trio | 6:41 | |
| 3-3 | III. Andante Elegiaco | 9:16 | |
| 3-4 | IV. Scherzo. Allegro Vivo - Trio | 6:26 | |
| 3-5 | V. Finale. Allegro Con Fuoco (Tempo Di Polacca) | 8:51 | |
| 3-6 | Romeo And Juliet, Fantasy Overture After Shakespeare | 19:15 | |
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Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36 |
(43:30) |
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| 4-1 | I. Andante Sostenuto - Moderato Con Anima - Moderato Assai, Quasi Andante - Allegro Vivo | 18:49 | |
| 4-2 | II. Andantino In Modo Di Canzone | 9:43 | |
| 4-3 | III. Scherzo. Pizzicato Ostinato - Allegro | 5:44 | |
| 4-4 | VI. Finale. Allegro Con Fuoco | 9:14 | |
| 4-5 | Francesca Da Rimini, Op. 32, Symphonic Fantasia After Dante | 23:52 | |
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Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64 |
(46:42) |
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| 5-1 | I. Andante - Allegro Con Anima | 14:56 | |
| 5-2 | II. Andante Cantabile, Con Alcuna Licenza - Moderato Con Anima - Andante Mosso - Allegro Non Troppo - Tempo I | 13:22 | |
| 5-3 | III. Valse. Allegro Moderato | 5:52 | |
| 5-4 | IV. Finale. Andante Maestoso - Allegro Vivace - Molto Vivace - Moderato Assai E Molto Maestoso - Presto | 12:32 | |
| 5-5 | Hamlet, Op. 67, Fantasy Overture After Shakespeare | 19:05 | |
| 6-1 | Voyevoda, Op. 78, Der Wojewode • Le Voïévode | 14:20 | |
| 6-2 | Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 | 17:15 | |
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Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique" |
(45:58) |
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| 6-3 | I. Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo - Andante - Moderato Mosso - Andante - Moderato Assai - Allegro Vivo - Andante Come Prima - Andante Mosso | 18:49 | |
| 6-4 | II. Allegro Con Grazia | 7:29 | |
| 6-5 | III. Allegro Molto Vivace | 8:07 | |
| 6-6 | IV. Finale. Adagio Lamentoso - Andante | 11:33 | |
| 7-1 | The Tempest, Op. 18, Der Strum • La Tempête |
21:49 | |
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Manfred, Op. 58 |
(53:53) |
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| 7-2 | I. Lento Lugubre - Moderato Con Moto - Andante | 15:17 | |
| 7-3 | II. Vivace Con Spirito | 9:50 | |
| 7-4 | III. Andante Con Moto | 10:17 | |
| 7-5 | IV. Allegro Con Fuoco | 18:29 |
- Art Direction, Design – Aileen Reese
- Booklet Editor – Jens Schünemeyer
- Composed By – Tchaikovsky
- Conductor – Mikhail Pletnev
- Cover [Tchaikovsky] – akg-images
- Design [Handwritten Cover Title] – Manfred Gerlach
- Edited By – Jürgen Bulgrin (tracks: 1-5,1-6, 2-5, 2-6, 3-6, 4-5, 5-5), Martin Derner (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 3-5, 4-1 to 4-4, 5-1 to 5-4, 6-3 to 6-6), Reinhard Lagemann (tracks: 6-1, 6-2), Stephan Flock (tracks: 7-1 to 7-5)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Jürgen Bulgrin (tracks: 1-5 to 1-6, 2-5 to 2-6, 3-6, 4-5, 5-5), Reinhard Lagemann
- Engineer [Recording] – Rainer Maillard
- Executive-Producer – Nigel Boon (tracks: 7-1 to 7-5), Roger Wright (tracks: 7-1 to 7-5)
- Management [Project] – David Butchart
- Orchestra – Russian National Orchestra
- Photography [Artist] – Rainer Maillard
- Producer – Christian Gansch (tracks: 1-6, 2-6, 3-6, 4-5, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2), Sid McLauchlan (tracks: 1-6, 2-6, 3-6, 4-5, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2)
