Symphony no. 1 / Hamlet Overture

This is a classical orchestral release by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, comprising works composed in 1866 and 1888. The music spans early Romantic symphonic writing, characterised by a traditional multi-movement structure and lyrical thematic development, and later programme-influenced overture writing with denser orchestration, heightened dramatic gestures and a more exploratory harmonic palette, illustrating different phases of Tchaikovsky's compositional development.