Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor opus 23 / ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Fantasy Overture

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis & Claudio Arrau

This release is a pairing of two orchestral works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1874–75 and 1869 (the latter revised later). Both pieces exemplify Late Romantic musical language, combining sweeping, lyrical melodies with rich orchestral colour and, in the concerto, virtuosic piano writing, while the overture employs programme-driven thematic transformation to portray dramatic and lyrical contrasts that helped define Tchaikovsky's mature style and place in 19th-century Russian music.

First released: 1983

Classical

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Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso. Allegro con spirito
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Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino simplice. Prestissimo. Tempo I
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Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
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‘Romeo And Juliet’, Fantasy Overture