Complete Suites for Orchestra

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Philharmonia Orchestra & Antal Doráti

Complete Suites for Orchestra is a compilation album featuring all four orchestral suites composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, performed by the New Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Antal Doráti, and released in 1967. These suites showcase Tchaikovsky's exploration of diverse musical forms and styles, blending elements of Baroque dance, classical structures, and Russian folk melodies to create richly textured and varied orchestral works.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43: I. Introduzione e Fuga (Andante sostenuto - Moderato e con anima)
    12:27
  2. 2.
    Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43: II. Divertimento (Allegro moderato)
    5:45
  3. 3.
    Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43: III. Intermezzo (Andante semplice)
    8:05
  4. 4.
    Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43: IV. Marche miniature (Moderato con moto)
    1:54
  5. 5.
    Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43: V. Scherzo. Allegro con moto
    7:55
  6. 6.
    Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43: VI. Gavotte. Allegro
    6:24
  7. 7.
    Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53: I. Jeu de sons (Andantino un poco rubato - Allegro molto vivace)
    11:27
  8. 8.
    Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53: II. Valse. Moderato. Tempo di Valse
    5:38
  9. 9.
    Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53: III. Scherzo burlesque (Vivace, con spirito)
    5:09
  10. 10.
    Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53: IV. Reves d'enfant (Andante molto sostenuto)
    9:03
  11. 11.
    Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53: V. Danse baroque (Vivacissimo - Prestissimo)
    4:06

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55: I. Elegie. Andante molto cantabile
    10:52
  2. 3.
    Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55: II. Valse melancolique. Allegro moderato
    5:52
  3. 4.
    Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
    4:33
  4. 5.
    Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
    19:24
  5. 6.
    Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": I. Gigue. Allegro
    1:45
  6. 7.
    Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": II. Menuet. Moderato
    3:30
  7. 8.
    Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto
    4:55
  8. 9.
    Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana": IV. Theme et variations. Allegro giusto
    14:45

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