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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1-6

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Oleg Caetani

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1-6
Caetani lets Tchaikovsky speak for himself: the contrapuntal rigour, the emotional tenderness, the occasional hint of hysteria within a classical structure...A bargain at less than £30, but...

Financial Times, 12th December 20095 out of 5 stars

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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1-6

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Oleg Caetani

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Caetani lets Tchaikovsky speak for himself: the contrapuntal rigour, the emotional tenderness, the occasional hint of hysteria within a classical structure...A bargain at less than £30, but...

Financial Times, 12th December 20095 out of 5 stars

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Oleg Caetani succeeded Marcus Stenz as Chief Conductor and Artistic director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He is a graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatory and has an interesting approach to Tchaikovsky’s music. He lets the composer speak and avoids the romantic trappings of over exaggerated rubato.

  • Release date: 9th Nov 2009
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Catalogue number: ABC4766442
  • Length: 4 hours 59 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams'
Work length40:24
1. Allegro tranquillo
Track length11:17
2. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto
Track length8:53
3. Scherzo (Allegro scherzando giocoso)
Track length7:30
4. Finale (Andante lugubre - Allegro maestoso)
Track length12:44
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 'Little Russian'
Work length33:17
1. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo
Track length10:13
2. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato
Track length7:21
3. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace - Trio. L'istesso tempo
Track length5:06
4. Finale. Moderato assai - Allegro vivo - Presto
Track length10:37
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 'Polish'
Work length42:24
1. Introduzione e Allegro. Moderato assai (Tempo di marcia funebre)
Track length13:28
2. Alla tedesca. Allegro moderato e semplice
Track length6:13
3. Andante elegiaco
Track length7:57
4. Scherzo. Allegro vivo
Track length6:06
5. Finale. Allegro con fuoco (Tempo di Polacca)
Track length8:40
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Work length39:34
1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima - Moderato assai, quasi Andante - Allegro vivo
Track length16:06
2. Andantino in modo di canzone
Track length7:56
3. Scherzo
Track length6:02
4. Finale (Allegro con fuoco)
Track length9:30
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Work length46:27
1. Andante - Allegro con anima
Track length14:16
2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Moderato con anima
Track length13:09
3. Valse (Allegro moderato)
Track length5:44
4. Finale (Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace)
Track length13:18
Excerpt,Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'
Work length17:02
1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
Track length17:02
Excerpt,Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'
Work length7:43
2. Allegro con grazia
Track length7:43
Excerpt,Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'
Work length19:05
3. Allegro molto vivace
Track length9:11
4. Finale (Adagio lamentoso)
Track length9:54
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58
Work length54:02
1. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto - Andante
Track length16:27
2. Vivace con spirito
Track length9:15
3. Andante con moto
Track length10:38
4. Allegro con fuoco
Track length17:42

Awards and reviews

12th December 2009

Caetani lets Tchaikovsky speak for himself: the contrapuntal rigour, the emotional tenderness, the occasional hint of hysteria within a classical structure...A bargain at less than £30, but a treasure at any price.
5 out of 5 stars

April 2010

The performance of the First Symphony sets the template for the whole, being refreshingly unexaggerated, personable, neatly prepared and with plenty of intelligent observation along the way...the Polish, Fifth and Manfred symphonies all receive performances of no mean stature.
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