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Special offer. Kitajenko Conducts Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Dmitri Kitayenko

Kitajenko Conducts Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works
there is no doubting the general excellence of these studio accounts recorded 2009-15...his heart-warmingly affectionate approach [to The Nutcracker] uncovers enchanting details that more f...

BBC Music Magazine, November 20214 out of 5 stars

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Special offer. Kitajenko Conducts Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Dmitri Kitayenko

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there is no doubting the general excellence of these studio accounts recorded 2009-15...his heart-warmingly affectionate approach [to The Nutcracker] uncovers enchanting details that more f...

BBC Music Magazine, November 20214 out of 5 stars

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This compilation brings together popular orchestral works and ballet music by Tchaikovsky. Kitajenko, who turned 80 last year and has been closely associated with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne as a conductor for many years, sets special standards for the interpretation of Russian music with these recordings.

Contents and tracklist

Excerpt,Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Work length3:56
Overture
Track length3:56
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45
Work length16:42
Excerpt,Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden, Op. 12
Work length15:30
No. 1, Introduction
Track length5:54
No. 10, Melodrama
Track length4:47
No. 13, Dance of the Tumblers
Track length4:49
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Suite, Op. 66a
Work length19:46
I. Introduction
Track length5:03
II. Adagio - III. Pas de caractère
Track length6:39
IV. Panorama
Track length3:06
V. Waltz
Track length4:58
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Work length19:07
Theme
Track length2:37
Var. 1
Track length0:51
Var. 2
Track length1:19
Var. 3
Track length3:52
Var. 4
Track length2:00
Var. 5
Track length3:43
Var. 6
Track length2:35
Var. 7
Track length2:10
Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11)
Work length7:10
II. Andante cantabile, TH 63 (Version for Cello & String Orchestra)
Track length7:10
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Work length56:50
Overture
Track length3:28
No. 1, Decoration of the Christmas Tree
Track length4:21
No. 2, March
Track length2:59
No. 3, Children's Galop and Entry of the Parents
Track length2:40
No. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes
Track length7:23
No. 12a, Divertissement. Chocolate [Spanish Dance]
Track length1:20
No. 12b, Divertissement. Coffee [Arabian Dance]
Track length3:11
No. 12c, Divertissement. Tea [Chinese Dance]
Track length1:10
No. 12d, Divertissement. Trépak [Russian Dance]
Track length1:15
No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed Flutes
Track length2:32
No. 12f, Divertissement. Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
Track length2:56
No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
Track length7:36
No. 14a, Pas de deux. Andante maestoso
Track length5:25
No. 14b, Pas de deux. Tarantella
Track length0:43
No. 14c, Pas de deux. Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
Track length2:32
No. 14d, Pas de deux. Coda
Track length1:34
No. 15, Final Waltz and Apotheosis
Track length5:45

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November 2021

there is no doubting the general excellence of these studio accounts recorded 2009-15...his heart-warmingly affectionate approach [to The Nutcracker] uncovers enchanting details that more f leetfooted accounts tend to skate over.
4 out of 5 stars
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