Manfred Symphony / The Tempest

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Российский национальный оркестр & Mikhail Pletnev

Manfred Symphony and The Tempest are orchestral works by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1885 and 1873 respectively. Both pieces employ Tchaikovsky's late-Romantic orchestral language—rich harmonic colour, dramatic orchestration and programme-driven structures—with the Manfred cast as a large-scale programme symphony and The Tempest as a shorter symphonic poem, together reflecting his engagement with literary inspiration and the expansion of symphonic programme music in his career.

Manfred Symphony / The Tempest by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: 1994

Symphony Classical Orchestral

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1.
The Tempest, op. 18
21:49
2.
Manfred Symphony, op. 58: I. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto - Andante
15:17
3.
Manfred Symphony, op. 58: II. Vivace con spirito
9:50
4.
Manfred Symphony, op. 58: III. Andante con moto
10:17
5.
Manfred Symphony, op. 58: IV. Allegro con fuoco
18:29