Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works Vol. 2 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Alpesh Chauhan

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Fatum, Op. posth. 77:
• 1 Tchaikovsky: Fatum, Op. posth. 77 16:21
• Dances from The Oprichnik, TH 3:
• 2 Tchaikovsky: Dances from The Oprichnik, TH 3 06:18
• Hamlet, Op. 67:
• 3 Tchaikovsky: Hamlet, Op. 67 18:57
• Introduction to The Queen of Spades, Op. 68:
• 4 Tchaikovsky: Introduction to The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 04:20
• Capriccio italien, Op. 45:
• 5 Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45 14:40
• The Snow Maiden, Op. 12:
• 6 Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden, Op. 12, Prologue: No. 1, Introduction (Moderato assai) 05:44
• 7 Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden, Op. 12, Act II: No. 10, Melodrama (Andantino, quasi Allegretto) 05:11
• 8 Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden, Op. 12, Act III: No. 13, Dance of the Tumblers (Allegro vivace) 04:33
• Total Runtime 01:16:04

Info for Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works Vol. 2

Alpesh Chauhan's début recording for Chandos - Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (CHSA 5300) - met with widespread critical acclaim and awards, including recording of the week for both The Times and Presto Music, and the BBC Music magazine's Orchestral Choice. This second volume - with the same forces - offers equally crisp and attentive playing from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, in another album that mixes well-known and less-heard Tchaikovsky. Three purely orchestral works form the core of the programme: Fatum (an early concert piece inspired by and dedicated to Balakirev), Hamlet (the last of his Shakespeare-inspired pieces), and Capriccio italien. These are interspersed with works conceived for the theatre: the Introduction to his opera The Queen of Spades and excerpts from The Oprichnik (an early opera) and The Snow Maiden (incidental music for a play by Ostrovsky).

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan, conductor

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