Bill launches into the first part of a two-part series on the Russian Romantic composer Peter Tchaikovsky. Though shunned by some other Russian composers as sounding “too Western,” Tchaikovsky was loved throughout the world as a great Russian composer. Caught between East and West, he created his own sound— a sound that to this day is still treasured and that Russians are proud to call their own. Bill starts with Mikhail Glinka, who broke from the Italian school to create the Russian school of music, and ends with excerpts of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Don’t miss this week and next, where we continue with the music of Peter Tchaikovsky.
Tchaikovsky, Peter, Part I
St. Basil's Cathedral in the daylight
Playlist
Episode 1
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Swan Lake Suite, III. Dande des petits cygnes
Vienna Phil/ Levine
Ballet Suites
DG 437806
4:21
Glinka, Mikhail: Kamarinskaya
Pittsburg Symphony/ William Steinberg
Concert Russe – Tchaikovsky,
Etc / Steinberg, Pittsburgh So
EMI 67249
4:21
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Impromptu in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 2
Valery Boyev, piano
Early Piano Works
Etcetera 1164
5:56
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Scherzo a la Russe, Op. 1 No. 1
Earl Wild, piano
Earl Wild Goes to the Movies
Ivory Classics 64405-70901
5:17
Tchaikovsky, Peter: String Quartet in B-flat Major
Borodin Quartet
Tchaikovsky: 4 String Quartets; Souvenir de Florence
Teldec 90422
13:28
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Nutcracker Suite Op. 20a (excerpt)
Vienna Phil/ Levine
Ballet Suites
DG 437806
2:00
Tchaikovsky, Peter: The Storm (Groza) Op. 76
Detroit Symphony/ Järvi
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1
Chan 9587
13:11
Tchaikovsky arr. Riley: “None But the Lonely Heart,” Op. 6 No. 6
Philharmonia Orch/ Domingo; Domingo, tenor
Placido Domingo Sings And Conducts Tchaikovsky / Harnoy
EMI 55018
3:10
Episode 2
Tchaikovsky, Peter: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, II
Borodin Quartet
Historical – Tchaikovsky: Complete String Quartets / Borodin
Chan 9871
2:41
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Souvenir de Hapsal Op. 2 No. 1: The Castle Ruins
Valery Boyev, piano
Early Piano Works
Etcetera 1164
5:13
Tchaikovsky arr. Kreisler: Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2 No. 3: Song Without Words
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Olga Sitkovetsky, piano
EMI7243 5 57025 2 4
3:06
Tchaikovsky, Peter: “A Summer Love Tale,” Op. 6 No. 2
DeGaetani, mezzo soprano; Kalish, piano
A Summer Love Tale, Op. 6, No.2
Arab 6674
2:39
Tchaikovsky, Peter: “Otchevo (Why?),”Op. 6 No. 5
Leiferkus, baritone; Skigin, piano
Symphonies Nos. 1&2
Conifer 51268
2:59
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Symphony No. 1 in g minor, Winter Dreams
NY Phil/Bernstein
The Royal Edition – Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1 & 2 /Bernstein
Sony 47631
11:51
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Symphony No. 1 in g minor, Winter Dreams
NY Phil/Bernstein
The Royal Edition – Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1 & 2 /Bernstein
Sony 47631
20:34
Episode 3
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Romance in F minor, Op. 5
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Tchaikovsky: 12 Piano Pieces, Op. 40
Regis 1354
6:27
Tchaikovsky, Peter: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, I & II
Borodin Quartet
Historical – Tchaikovsky: Complete String Quartets / Borodin
Chan 9871
18:01
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Serenade for Nikolai Rubin-stein’s Saint’s Day
LSO/Simon
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
Chan 9190
3:06
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Morceaux for Piano, Op. 10 (excerpt)
Ruth Laredo, piano
My Second Recital / Ruth Laredo
Essay 1026
1:58
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Symphony No. 2 in c minor, Op. 17, I & III
CSO/Abbado
Tchaikovsky ; Symphony No.2 – The Tempest / Der Sturm
CBS 39359
16:01
Episode 4
Tchaikovsky, Peter: The Snow Maiden (excerpts)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/ Järvi
Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden / Järvi, Detroit Symphony
Chan 9324
1:39
Tchaikovsky, Peter: The Snow Maiden (excerpts)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra/ Järvi
Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden / Järvi, Detroit Symphony
Chan 9324
5:29
Mussorgsky, Modest: Dawn on the Moscow River fr. Khovansh-china
LSO/Solti
Romantic Russia
Decca 460977
5:00
Tchaikovsky, Peter: “Do You Hear the Nightin-gale?” fr. Romeo & Juliet
Scottish Nat’l Orch/Järvi; Lewis, tenor; Murphy, soprano
Rachmaninov/ The Bells/ Vocalise/ Tchaikovsky/ Romeo and Juliet/ Festival Coronation march
Chan 8476
13:04
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in b-flat minor, I
RCA Symphony Orch/ Kondrashin; Cliburn, piano
Tchaikovsky: Concerto No 1, Rachmaninov: Concerto No 2 / Cliburn
RCA 55912
20:43
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in b-flat minor, I
RCA Symphony Orch/ Kondrashin; Cliburn, piano
Tchaikovsky: Concerto No 1, Rachmaninov: Concerto No 2 / Cliburn
RCA 55912
2:30
Episode 5
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in b-flat minor, I (excerpt)
RCA Symphony Orch/ Kondrashin; Cliburn, piano
Tchaikovsky: Concerto No 1, Rachmaninov: Concerto No 2 / Cliburn
RCA 55912
0:46
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Piano Concerto No. 1, II & III
Berlin Phil/Abbado; Argerich, piano
Martha Argerich – Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 – The Nutcracker-Suite
DG 449816
13:28
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Sérénade Mélancol-ique, Op. 26
LA Phil/ Wallenstein; Heifetz, violin
Bruch: Concerto No. 1, Op. 26; Scottish Fantasy; Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5; Tchaikovsky: Serenade Melancolique
Idi 6693
6:26
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29, Polish, V
Philharmonia Orch/ Muti
Symphonies (Complete)
Brilliant Cl 99792
7:50
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a (excerpts)
Vienna Phil/ Levine
Ballet Suites
DG 437806
20:59
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29, Polish, IV. Scherzo excerpt
Philharmonia Orch/ Muti
Symphonies (Complete)
Brilliant Cl 99792
2:17
