Manfred

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & London Symphony Orchestra & André Previn

Manfred is a symphonic poem by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, completed in 1885. The work features rich Romantic orchestration, expansive thematic development and a programme-driven structure that projects dramatic, brooding moods, and it occupies a distinctive place in Tchaikovsky's oeuvre as a large-scale narrative orchestral piece bridging his symphonic and programme-music tendencies.

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  1. 1.
    “Manfred” Symphony, op. 58: 1. 1st Movement: Lento lugubre – Moderato con moto – Andante
  2. 2.
    “Manfred” Symphony, op. 58: 2. 2nd Movement: Vivace con spirito
  3. 3.
    “Manfred” Symphony, op. 58: 3. 3rd Movement: Andante con moto
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    “Manfred” Symphony, op. 58: 4. 4th Movement: Allegro con fuoco

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