Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Misha Dichter & Itzhak Perlman & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Erich Leinsdorf

Piano Concerto No. 1 / Violin Concerto is a pairing of concertos by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1874–75 and 1878 respectively. Both works exemplify Tchaikovsky's Romantic orchestral style, featuring expansive melodies, vivid orchestral colour and demanding virtuoso writing for the soloist, and they occupy important positions in his middle-period output as major concertante works.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
    20:23
  2. 2.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice
    6:35
  3. 3.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
    7:04
  4. 4.
    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
    17:40
  5. 5.
    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante
    6:08
  6. 6.
    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
    9:50

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