The Tchaikovsky Album

The Tchaikovsky Album

The Tchaikovsky Album
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Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Georg Solti
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-06-09
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. 1812 Overture, Op. 49 - Georg Solti
  2. Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture - Georg Solti
  3. The Nutcracker- Suite, Op. 71a: I. Overture miniature - Georg Solti
  4. The Nutcracker- Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: Marche - Georg Solti
  5. The Nutcracker- Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Georg Solti
  6. The Nutcracker- Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse russe (Trepak) - Georg Solti
  7. The Nutcracker- Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse arabe - Georg Solti
  8. The Nutcracker- Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse chinoise - Georg Solti
  9. The Nutcracker- Suite, Op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: Dance of the Reed Pipes - Georg Solti
  10. The Nutcracker- Suite, Op. 71a`: II. Danses caractéristiques: Waltz of the Flowers - Georg Solti
Music CD 2
  1. Swan Lake- Suite: I. Scene - Le lac des cygnes - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  2. Swan Lake- Suite: II. Valse - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  3. Swan Lake- Suite: III. Danse des cygnes - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  4. Swan Lake- Suite: IV. Scene - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  5. Swan Lake- Suite: V. Danse hongroise - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  6. Swan Lake- Suite: VI. Danse espagnole - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  7. Swan Lake- Suite: VII. Danse napolitaine - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  8. Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathetique': I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  9. Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathetique': II. Allegro con grazia - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  10. Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathetique': III. Allegro molto vivace - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti
  11. Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 'Pathetique': IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Sir Georg Solti

Music reviews of The Tchaikovsky Album

Music Review: Some incredible pieces, a good price, but also frustrating
Rating: 4 Stars

While I suppose that this is a good CD to get you hooked on Tchaikovsky (which I urge and encourage, as he is one of the most brilliant composers that has ever lived), it has its ups and its downs. It's surprisingly cheap for a double CD, and it is a very good deal, but there are still some things that need to be stated.

For starters, this CD is a "sampler". It gives you tastes of the greats as opposed to the real thing. It gives you a very small slice of "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake", well played, I'll admit, but too small to give the same impression that the entire ballets give. Obviously it would be impossible to fit two full ballets, two overtures, and a symphony on two CDs, so here they settle for small suites.

While at least you get a taste, it's almost as though the beauty of the pieces is lost as a large portion gets cut. That's a big downside that frustrated me, because had I not known that "The Nutcracker" was much longer, I never would have known that there were more parts. It also discourages you from getting full CDs of the ballets, because you're under the impression that "this is it". Well, not quite.

The plus side to this CD is pretty big. The 1812 Overture (my favorite track) is simply amazing. I can listen to it on repeat (despite its 15 minute length!) for hours to an end. It's powerful, emotional, strong, and simply breathtaking. It's the perfect recording of what is one of the best classical pieces ever. The Romeo and Juliet Overture is also very good, beautiful at the right moments, and powerful and strong at those. It's both lovely and huge at the same time.

This is a good CD. It has the big reasons that make me want you to buy it, like its comfortable price and the incredible 1812, but it also has the whole issue with the ballets, and that fact that there are better recordings of, again, the ballets. If you want a "taste" of Tchaikovsky, this is it, but for the real deal (full ballets), I suggest something different.
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