Symphony no. 1 "Winter Dreams" / Francesca da Rimini

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Kurt Masur

A first symphony and a later orchestral fantasy-overture are works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1866 and 1876 respectively. The earlier piece displays youthful Romantic lyricism, conventional symphonic structures and folktune-inspired themes, while the later overture employs darker, dramatic orchestral colour and programme-driven gestures that point to the composer's growing mastery of orchestration and narrative in his middle period.

Symphony no. 1 "Winter Dreams" / Francesca da Rimini by Tchaikovsky - album cover

First released: 1991

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Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams": I. Allegro tranquillo
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Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams": II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto
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Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams": III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso
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Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams": IV. Finale. Andante lugubre – Allegro moderato – Allegro maestoso
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Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32, Orchestral fantasy after Dante
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