Piano Concerto no. 1 / Nutcracker Suite

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Alexandra Dariescu & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Darrell Ang

This compilation album presents orchestral and piano works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed in 1875 and 1892. The music juxtaposes the virtuosic, expansive Romantic piano concerto idiom with ballet-derived orchestral suite writing, featuring colourful orchestration, dance forms and lyrical thematic writing that illustrate Tchaikovsky's influence on both concert repertoire and late 19th-century Russian Romantic music.
First released: 2016

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
    20:39
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Andantino semplice
    6:51
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo
    7:18
  4. 4.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: I. Tempo di marcia viva
    2:01
  5. 5.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: II. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: Andante ma non troppo
    2:00
  6. 6.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: III. Tarantella
    1:23
  7. 7.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: IV. Intermezzo
    4:24
  8. 8.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: V. Trepak – Russian Dance: Molto vivace
    1:19
  9. 9.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: VI. Tea – Chinese Dance: Allegro moderato
    1:18
  10. 10.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: VII. Andante maestoso
    5:43

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