Ultimate Tchaikovsky: The Essential Masterpieces

Compilation by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Released 5 March 2007

Tracklist

  • CD 1: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Violin Concerto
  • 1
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor: I. Allegro non troppo
    20:13
  • 2
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor: II. Andantino semplice
    6:59
  • 3
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor: III. Allegro con fuoco
    7:11
  • 4
    Violin Concerto in D major: I. Allegro moderato
    18:51
  • 5
    Violin Concerto in D major: II. Canzonetta. Andante
    6:14
  • 6
    Violin Concerto in D major: III. Allegro vivacissimo
    9:41
  • CD 2: 1812 Overture / Serenade for Strings / Voyevoda / Romeo and Juliet
  • 1
    1812 Overture
    16:10
  • 2
    Serenade for Strings: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina
    8:44
  • 3
    Serenade for Strings: II. Waltz
    3:49
  • 4
    Serenade for Strings: III. Elegy
    9:26
  • 5
    Serenade for Strings: IV. Finale (Tema russo)
    6:44
  • 6
    Voyevoda, Symphonic Ballad after Mickiewicz
    11:30
  • 7
    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture after Shakespear
    18:35
  • CD 3: Ballet Suite Highlights
  • 1
    Swan Lake: Scène (Act 2: No. 10)
    3:00
  • 2
    Swan Lake: Valse (Act 1: No. 2)
    7:30
  • 3
    Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans° (Act 2: from No. 13)
    1:31
  • 4
    Swan Lake: Pas d'action - Tempo di valse
    7:09
  • 5
    Swan Lake: Czárdás (Hungarian Dance) (Act 3: No. 20)
    2:57
  • 6
    Swan Lake: Scène finale (Act 4: from No. 29)
    5:20
  • 7
    The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture
    3:14
  • 8
    The Nutcracker: Marche (Act 1, Scene1: No. 2)
    2:26
  • 9
    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Act 2: No. 14, Var. 2)
    2:18
  • 10
    The Nutcracker: Trepak (Russian Dance) (Act 2: from No. 12)
    1:08
  • 11
    The Nutcracker: Arab Dance (Act 2: from No. 12)
    3:18
  • 12
    The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance (Act 2: from No. 12)
    1:10
  • 13
    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons (Act 2: from No. 12)
    2:24
  • 14
    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (Act 2: No. 13)
    6:55
  • 15
    Sleeping Beauty: Introduction (Prologue)
    4:05
  • 16
    Sleeping Beauty: Pas de quatre (Act 3: No. 23)
    1:39
  • 17
    Sleeping Beauty: Pas de caractère (Act 3: No. 26)
    1:26
  • 18
    Sleeping Beauty: Pas de quatre (Act 3: from No. 25)
    1:49
  • 19
    Sleeping Beauty: Pas de deux (Act 3: from No. 28)
    4:18
  • 20
    Sleeping Beauty: Finale (Act 3: from No. 30)
    6:22
  • 21
    Sleeping Beauty: Apotheosis (Act 3: from No. 30)
    2:28
  • CD 4: Symphony No. 5 / The Storm
  • 1
    Symphony No. 5 in E minor: I. Andante - Allegro con anima
    15:20
  • 2
    Symphony No. 5 in E minor: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
    15:21
  • 3
    Symphony No. 5 in E minor: III. Valse: Allegro moderato
    6:32
  • 4
    Symphony No. 5 in E minor: IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
    13:11
  • 5
    The Storm: Overture to Ostrobsky's drama
    12:31
  • CD 5: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" / Francesca da Rimini
  • 1
    Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
    19:15
  • 2
    Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique": II. Andante con grazia
    7:50
  • 3
    Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace
    8:43
  • 4
    Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique": IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso
    10:31
  • 5
    Francesca da Rimini: Fantasy after Dante
    25:01

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