THE TCHAIKOVSKY EXPERIENCE
BBC Radio 3 www.bbc.co.uk/radio3
The Tchaikovsky Experience is
now over, but you can still listen to broadcasts for up to seven days via
the Radio 3
web-site. The full schedule is given below:
The season included many
rarities, a number of which were recorded or broadcast for the first time.
Of particular note for Tchaikovsky enthusiasts are:
-
The world premiere
recording of the original version of Symphony No. 1 as it
was first performed in 1868 (Monday 19302230).
-
All three versions of the
overture-fantasia Romeo and
Juliet (1869, 1870 and 1880) on Thursday (07001000 and 17001930).
The 1870 version is a world premiere broadcast recording.
-
The early operas The Voevoda (Monday
01000700) and The Oprichnik
(Tuesday 01000700). A recently-discovered additional aria for the latter
has been recorded specially, and will be played separately in the
17001930 slot.
-
The opera Vakula the Smith (Saturday
13001700) which was the original version of Cherevichki (Sunday
01000700).
-
Surviving fragments from
the destroyed opera Undina
(Thursday 19302230), and scenes from unrealised operas Mandragora (Tuesday
07001000) and Romeo and Juliet
(Wednesday 07001000)
-
Tchaikovsky's music for
stage productions of Dmitrii the Pretender and
Vasilii Shuiskii (Tuesday 13001700), The Barber of Seville
(Saturday 13001700) and The Voevoda (Sunday
19302230).
-
The student Overture in C minor,
and both versions of the
Overture in F major.
-
The rarely-heard cantatas Ode to Joy (Saturday
22300100), Cantata for the
Opening of the Polytechnic Exhibition (Wednesday 22300100), and Cantata for the Jubilee of O.
A. Petrov (Saturday 22300100).
-
World premiere recordings
of the recently-discovered chorus Spring (Sunday
22300100), and the piano piece
Moment lyrique (Friday 07001000) which was previously only known in a
reconstructed version.
-
All Tchaikovsky's surviving Student Works for chamber
ensembles and orchestra (various times throughout the week)
-
Tchaikovsky's arangements
of Schumann's Symphonic
Studies (Thursday 17001930), Weber's Perpetuum mobile
(Thursday 17001930), and the Ungarische Zigeunerweisen
by Sophie Menter or Franz Liszt.
-
World premiere recordings
of Tchaikovsky's arrangement of the folksong It's Not the Wind that Bends the Branch (Monday 17001930), and the
Austrian National Anthem
Gott Erhalte Franz den Kaiser (Friday 07001000).
... as well as some smaller
pieces and album-leaves recorded specially by the BBC. This was the most
comprehensive broadcast of Tchaikovsky's works ever undertaken. We will
still do our best to answer any questions abroad the broadcasts that we
receive at
info@tchaikovsky-research.net
COMPLETE SCHEDULE (as notified to 16 February 2007)
Saturday 10
February
Time (GMT) |
Composer |
Work |
Genre |
Performers |
09.0013.00
Early works,
symphonic works, and symphonic poems. |
Tchaikovsky |
Swan Lake Ballet in 4
acts, Op. 20 (187576) Waltz (Act I, No. 2) |
Ballet |
Montreal Symphony
Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor) Decca 436 2122 |
Tchaikovsky |
Scherzo α la russe Op. 1, No. 1 (1867) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova
(piano) Erato 2292459662 |
Stravinsky |
Scherzo α la russe
Version for jazz band (1944) |
Orchestral |
City of Birmingham Symphoy
Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor) EMI 5 855382 |
Stravinsky |
Mavra Opera in 1 act
(1922)
Prasha's Song |
Opera |
Phyllis Bryn-Julson
(soprano)
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 431 7512 |
Stravinsky |
Symphonies of Wind
Instruments
Revised version (1947) |
Orchestral |
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Thierry Fischer (conductor) Chandos CHAN 9488 |
Tchaikovsky |
Night Quartet based on
Mozart's Fantasia in C minor (1893) |
Vocal |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Suite No. 4 in G major, Mozartiana,
Op. 61 (1887) |
Orchestral |
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neeme Jδrvi (conductor) Chandos CHAN 8777 |
Stravinsky |
Pulcinella Suite for
chamber orchestra (1947) |
Ballet |
Yvonne Kelly (soprano)
Robert Tear (tenor)
Robert Lloyd (bass)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor) EMI 5 743052 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 6
in B minor, "Pathιtique", Op. 74 (1893)
Allegro molto vivace (movt. III) |
Orchestral |
Santa Cecilia Orchestra
Antonio Pappano (conductor) EMI 3 532582 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances Op. 73 (1893) Night (No. 2) |
Vocal |
Ekaterina Sementchuk
(mezzo-soprano)
Larissa Gergieva (piano) Harmonia Mundi 911881 |
Stravinsky |
Recollections of My Childhood
Three little songs
Version for voice and chamber orchestra (1930) |
Vocal |
Cathy Berberian
(mezzo-soprano)
Columbia Chamber Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46 298 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Nutcracker Suite from the ballet, Op. 71a (1892) |
Ballet |
Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Decca 417 7002 |
Stravinsky |
The Rite of Spring Ballet (1947) |
Ballet |
Columbia Symphony
Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM3K 46 291 |
Tchaikovsky |
Nine Church Pieces For unaccompanied voices
(188485) Let My Prayer Ascend (No. 8) |
Choral |
Boys' and Men's Choir of
the Moscow Choral Academy
Viktor Popov (conductor) Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 728 |
Stravinsky |
The Dove Descending Breaks the
Air Anthem
(1962) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Serenade for String Orchestra
in C major, Op. 48 (1880) |
Orchestral |
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgenii Svetlanov (conductor) Melodiya 74321 171012 |
13.0017.00
Chamber Music and
Opera |
Tchaikovsky |
String Quartet
in B-flat major
(1865) |
Chamber |
Saint Petersburg Quartet Sony SM2K 57 654 |
Stravinsky |
Concertino
Version for string quartet (1920) |
Chamber |
Alban Berg Quartet EMI CDC 7 543472 |
Stravinsky |
Concertino
Version for 12 instruments (1920) |
Chamber |
Columbia Chamber Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46297 |
Tchaikovsky |
Allegretto moderato
in D major, for string trio (1863/64) |
Chamber |
Shostakovich Quartet Olympia OCD 521 |
Tchaikovsky |
Allegretto
in E major, for string quartet (1863/64) |
Chamber |
Saint Petersburg Quartet Sony SM2K 654 |
Tchaikovsky |
Allegro vivace
in B-flat major, for string quartet (1863/64) |
Chamber |
Saint Petersburg Quartet Sony SM2K 654 |
Tchaikovsky |
Andante molto in G major, for string quartet (1863/64) |
Chamber |
Saint Petersburg Quartet Sony SM2K 654 |
Stravinsky |
Suite for Violin and Piano after themse,
fragments and pieces by Giambatttista Pergolesi (1925) |
Chamber |
Eudice Shapiro (violin)
Ralph Berkowitz (piano) Crystal Records CD302 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Barber of Seville
Couplets for Beaumarchais' play
(1872) |
Stage |
Evgenii Raikov (tenor)
Moscwo Radio Orchestra Soloists (violins)
Evgenii Akulov (conductor) Melodiya (LP) C10 1816970 |
Tchaikovsky |
Vakula the Smith Opera in 3 acts, Op. 14 (1874)
|
Opera |
Patricia Routledge
(Narrator)
David Bender (Vakula)
Anne Collins (Solokha)
Donald Maxwell (Devil)
Clive Bayley (bass)
Susan Roberts (Oksana)
Nicholas Folwell (Mayor/His Excellency)
Neil Jenkins (Panas/Schoolmaster)
Chorus of Opera North
BBC Philharmonic
Edward Downes (conductor) BBC Recording from 1989 |
17.0019.30
Live and specially
recorded performances and interviews
|
Stravinsky |
Divertimento For violin with piano |
Chamber |
Itzhak Perlman (violin)
Bruno Canino (piano) EMI CDC7 493222 |
Tchaikovsky |
Suite No. 3
in G major, Op. 55 (1884) |
Orchestral |
Russian National Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) Pentatone 5186 061 |
Tchaikovsky |
Slavonic March Op. 31 (1876) |
Orchestral |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
The Oprichnik
Opera in 4 acts (187072)
Additional aris for Prince Viazminskii (Act
II, No. 9a) |
Opera |
David Wilson Johnson
(bass-baritone)
David Owen Norris (piano) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Symphony in E-flat major Op. 1
(1907) |
Orchestral |
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) DG 453 4342 |
Tchaikovsky |
Allegro ma non tanto in G major, for
string orchestra (1863/64) |
Chamber |
Moscow Radio Symphony
Orchestra
Gennadi Cherkasov (conductor) Melodiya (LP) C10 146856 |
Stravinsky |
Concertino
Arrangement for piano duet (1920) |
Piano |
Richard Rodney Bennett
(pjano)
Susan Bradshaw (piano) Specially recorded by the BBC |
19.3021.45 Live concert |
Stravinsky |
Divertimento
Concert suite from The Fairy's Kiss (1934) |
Ballet |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Live concert |
Stravinsky |
Concerto For Piano and
Wind Instruments (1924) |
Concertante |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Live concert |
Stravinsky |
Petrushka Suite
Three movements for piano (1921) |
Ballet |
Simon Trpceski (piano)
[concert interval] |
Tchaikovsky |
Manfred
Symphony in 4 tableaux, Op. 58 (1885) |
Orchestral |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Live concert |
21.4501.00 Sacred and Secular Choral Music,
Symphonies and Late Works |
Stravinsky |
Monumentum pro Gesualdo di
Venosa ad CD annum |
Orchestral |
Columbia Symphony
Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SMK 46 300 |
Stravinsky |
Tres Sacrae Cantiones (195759) |
Choral |
New London Chamber Choir
James Wood (conductor) Hyperion CDA 66410 |
Stravinsky |
Three Songs from Shakespeare
(1953) |
Vocal |
Cathy Berberian
(mezzo-soprano)
Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46298 |
Tchaikovsky |
Ode to Joy Cantata (1865)
|
Choral |
Alla Ardakov (soprano)
Ludmila Shemchuk (contralto)
Alexander Naoumenko (tenor)
Dmitry Kharitov (bass)
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Derek Gleeson (conductor) Carlton Classics 30366 0122 |
Stravinsky |
Orpheus Ballet (1947) |
Ballet |
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Sony SK 53274 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 6
in B minor, "Pathιtique", Op. 74 (1893) |
Orchestral |
New York Philharmonic
Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor) DG 419 6042 |
Stravinsky |
2 Poems of Paul Verlaine For baritone and orchestra, Op. 9 (1951) |
Vocal |
Donald Gramm (baritone)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46298 |
Stravinsky |
The Firebird Ballet Suite
(1945) |
Ballet |
Columbia Symphony
Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SMK 46 293 |
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Sunday 11 February
Time (GMT) |
Composer |
Work |
Genre |
Performers |
01.0007.00 Tchaikovsky complete songs, short piano pieces and
repeats; Stravinsky repeats
|
Tchaikovsky |
Fifty Russian Folk-Songs Arranged for piano duet (186869)
Nos. 110 |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (piano) Erato 2292 459682 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances
Op. 6 (1869) |
Vocal |
Galina Vishnevskaia (soprano) Mstislav
Rostropovich (piano) Philips 446 2122 (Nos. 1, 2, 6) Ljuba Kazarnovskaia (soprano)
Ljuba Orfenova (piano) Naxos 8.555371 (Nos. 3, 5)
Nadezhda Krasnaya (soprano)
Vadim Fedorovtsev (piano) Russian Disc RDCD 11078 (No. 4) |
Stravinsky |
Ebony Concerto For solo clarinet and jazz
ensemble (1945) |
Concertante |
Michael Collins (clarinet)
London Sinfonietta
Simon Rattle (conductor) EMI 5 728372 |
Tchaikovsky |
Fifty Russian Folk-Songs Arranged for piano duet (186869)
Nos. 1120 |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova
(piano)
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (piano) Erato 2292 459682 |
Tchaikovsky |
Cherevichki
Opera in 4 acts (1885) |
Opera |
Ekaterina Morosova (Oksana)
Valerii Popov (Vakula)
Albert Shchagidullin (Devil)
Ludmila Semchiuk (Solokha)
Vladimir Ognovenko (Chub)
Valentin Prolat (Panas)
Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Gennadii Rozhdesvtensky (conductor) Dynamic 287 |
Tchaikovsky |
Fifty Russian Folk-Songs Arranged for piano duet (186869)
Nos. 2130 |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova
(piano)
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (piano) Erato 2292 459682 |
Tchaikovsky |
Grand Sonata
in G major, Op. 37 (1878) |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Regis RRC 1143 |
Stravinsky |
Sonata in F-sharp minor |
Concertante |
Martin Jones (piano) Nimbus NI 5519 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances Op. 16 (187273)
|
Vocal |
Nadezhda Krasnaia (soprano)
Vadim Fedorovtsev (piano) Russian Disc RDCD 11078 |
Stravinsky |
Violin Concerto in D major (1931) |
Concertante |
Isaac Stern (violin)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SMK 46 295 |
Tchaikovsky |
Fifty Russian Folk-Songs Arranged for piano duet (186869)
Nos. 3140 |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova
(piano)
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (piano) Erato 2292 459682 |
Tchaikovsky |
Italian Capriccio
Op. 45 (1880) |
Orchestral |
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor) Chandos CHAN 8460 |
Tchaikovsky |
Fifty Russian Folk-Songs Arranged for piano duet (186869)
Nos. 4150 |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova
(piano)
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (piano) Erato 2292 459682 |
07.0009.00 Early Works, Symphonic Works and Symphonic Poems
|
Tchaikovsky |
Andante Cantabile
Version for cello with string orchestra (1888) |
Concertante |
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
English Chamber Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon (conductor) Chandos CHAN 8347 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Seasons Op. 37a (187576)
Nos. 12 |
Piano |
Yefim Bronfman (piano) Sony Classical SK 60689 |
Stravinsky |
Fireworks Op. 4 (1908) |
Orchestral |
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor) EMI CDEMX 9517 |
Stravinsky |
Scherzo For violin and piano (1933) |
Chamber |
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Olli Mustonen (piano) Philips 520 9532 |
Tchaikovsky |
Potpourri
On themes from the opera The Voevoda (1867/68) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459682 |
Tchaikovsky |
Anastasie-Valse
in F major (1854) |
Piano |
Cιdric Tiberghien (piano) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
My Genius, My Angel, My Friend
Song (1850s) |
Vocal |
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512662 |
Stravinsky |
Four Studies For piano, Op. 7 (1908) |
Piano |
Martin Jones (piano) Nimbus NI 5519/20 |
Tchaikovsky |
Zemfira's Song Song (1860s) |
Vocal |
Nadezhda Krasnaya (soprano)
Vadim Fedorovtsev (piano) Russian Disc RDCD 11078 |
Sibelius, arr.
Stravinsky |
Canzonetta Op. 62a |
Orchestral |
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Four Norwegian Moods (1942) |
Orchestral |
Cleveland Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Decca 417 3252 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Storm
Op. 76 (1864) |
Orchestral |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor) Philips 442 0612 |
Tchaikovsky |
Military March
in B-flat major (1893) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova
(piano) Erato 2292 459672 |
Stravinsky |
Souvenir d'un marche boche For two pianos (1915) |
Piano |
Thomas Ades (piano) EMI CDC5 570512 |
Stravinsky |
Scθnes de ballet (1944) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) RCA 0902 6688652 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Golden Cloud Did Sleep
(1887) |
Choral |
Moscow Academy of Choral Singing
Viktor Popov (conductor) Le Chant du Monde RUS 288156 |
09.0013.00
Cowan's classics: Great
interpretations |
Stravinsky |
Pribaoutki Version for mezzo-soprano (1914) |
Vocal |
Cathy Berberian (mezzo-soprano)
Columbia Symphonyy Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony Classical SM2K 46 298 |
Tchaikovsky |
Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 80 (1865)
|
Piano |
Emil Gilels (piano) Russian Disc RDCD 11 170 |
Stravinsky |
Prιlude et Ronde des princesses For violin and piano (1926) |
Chamber |
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Olli Mustonen (piano) Philips 420 9532 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 1
in G minor, "Winter Daydreams", Op. 13 (1874) |
Orchestral |
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vaclav Smetacek (conductor) Supraphon SU 38952 |
Stravinsky |
Valse and Polka (1915) |
Piano |
Aladar Racz (cimbalom)
Yvonne Racz-Brblan (piano) Hungaroton HRC 098 |
Stravinsky |
Renard Burleseue (1916) |
Chamber |
Jean Gradeua (tenor)
Louis Devos (tenor)
Louis-Jacques Rondeleux (bass)
Xavier Depraz (bass)
Elemer Kiss (cimbalom)
Domain Musical Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor) Accord 476 8862 |
Tchaikovsky |
Allegro
in C minor, for piano and strings (1863/64) |
Concertante |
Igor Zhukov (piano)
USSR RTV Large Symphony Orchestra
Mikhail Iurovskii (conductor) Melodiya 74321 496122 |
Tchaikovsky |
Piano Concerto No. 1
in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (187475) |
Concertante |
Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
George Szell (conductor) |
Stravinsky |
Movements For piano and orchestra (1959) |
Concertante |
Olli Mustonen (piano)
Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Decca 440 2292 |
Tchaikovsky, arr. Jenkins |
None but the Lonely Heart Op. 6, No. 6 (1869) |
Vocal |
Frank Sinatra (singer)
Orchestra
Gordon Jenkins (conductor) Capitol CDP7 945192 |
Musorgsky &
Beethoven
arr. Stravinsky |
Songs of the Flea For bass and orchestra (1909) |
Vocal |
Matthew Rose (bass)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Khovanshchina Final Chorus and Aria (1913) |
Opera |
Vladimir Atlantov (Andrey Khovansky)
Paata Burchuladze (Dosifei)
Marjana Lipovsek (Marfa)
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Vienna State Opera Chorus & Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 429 7582 |
Tchaikovsky |
Suite No. 2
in C major, Op. 53 (1883) |
Orchestral |
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgenii Svetlanov (conductor) Melodiya 74321 590542 |
Tchaikovsky |
Evgenii Onegin (Eugene Onegin)
Lyrical scens in 3 acts, Op. 24 (187778)
Act III, Scene 1 |
Opera |
Mark Reizen (Prince Gremin),
Andrei Ivanov (Onegin)
Elena Kruglikova (Tatiana)
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra
Alexander Orlov (conductor) Lyrica 011002 |
Tchaikovsky |
Do
Not Leave Me Op. 27, No. 3
(1875) |
Vocal |
Zara Dolukhanova (soprano)
Alexander Pavlovich Dolukhanian (piano)
Guild GHCD 2281/54 |
Tchaikovsky |
Dusk Fell on the Earth
Op. 47, No. 3 (1880) |
Vocal |
Zara Dolukhanova (soprano)
Alexander Pavlovich Dolukhanian (piano)
Guild GHCD 2281/54 |
Tchaikovsky |
Serenade Op. 63, No. 3 (1887) |
Vocal |
Zara Dolukhanova (soprano)
Alexander Pavlovich Dolukhanian (piano)
Guild GHCD 2281/54 |
13.0017.00
Chamber music and opera |
Tchaikovsky |
String Quartet No. 1
in D major, Op. 11 (1871) |
Chamber |
Talich Quartet Calliope CAL 9202 |
Stravinsky |
Three Pieces For string quartet (1914) |
Chamber |
Alban Berg Quartet EMI CD 754 3472 |
Stravinsky |
Study For pianola (1917) |
Piano |
Rex Lawson (pianola) MusicMasters 01612 671382 |
Stravinsky |
Four Studies For orchestra (1928) |
Piano |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 437 8502 |
Tchaikovsky |
Andante ma non troppo in E minor, for string quintet
(1863/64) |
Chamber |
Saint Petersburg Quartet Sony SM2K 57654 |
Tchaikovsky |
Adagio molto
in E-flat major, for string quartet and harp (1863/64) |
Chamber |
Shostakovich Quartet Olympia OCD 522 |
Stravinsky |
The Storm Cloud Romance (1902) |
Vocal |
Olga Romanko (soprano)
Victor Somilenko (piano) MK 417126 |
Tchaikovsky |
Evgenii Onegin (Eugene Onegin)
Lyrical scens in 3 acts, Op. 24 (187778) |
Opera |
Sarah Walker (Larina)
Nuccia Focile (Tatiana)
Olga Borodina (Olga)
Irina Arkhipova (Fillipevna)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Onegin)
Neil Shicoff (Lenskii)
Alexander Ansimov (Gremin) Saint Petersburg Chamber Choir
Paris Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Philips 438 2352 |
Tchaikovsky |
All-Night Vigil
Vesper Service, Op. 52 (188182) Nos. 12, 6 & 13 |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
17.0019.30 Live and specially recorded
performances and interviews |
Tchaikovsky |
Eighteen Pieces Op. 72 (1893)
Nos. 1 to 3 |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) DG 289 477 5378 |
Stravinsky |
Three Pieces For clarinet solo (1919) |
Chamber |
Alain Damiens (clarinet) Adda 581066 |
Stravinsky |
Petrushka Suite
Three movements for piano (1921) |
Ballet |
Michel Bιroff (piano) EMI 7243 5 860732 |
Tchaikovsky |
Evening
For men's chorus (1871) |
Choral |
Moscow Academy of Choral Singing
Victor Popov (conductor) Harmonia Mundi RUS 288 156 |
Stravinsky |
Berceuse For voice and piano (1917) |
Vocal |
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Ollie Mustonen (piano) Philips 420 9532 |
Tchaikovsky |
Impromptu
in E-flat minor, Op. 1, No. 2 (1863/64) |
Piano |
Valery Boyev (piano) Etcetera KTC 1164 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 1
in G minor, "Winter Daydreams", Op. 13 (1874) |
Orchestral |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Nocturne Op. 10, No. 1 (187172) |
Piano |
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Regis RRC 1093 |
Stravinsky |
Elιgie For violin or viola (1944) |
Chamber |
Nobuka Imai (piano) BIS-CD 358 |
Tchaikovsky |
Sιrιnade mιlancolique
For violin with orchestra, Op. 26 (1875) |
Concertante |
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
London Smphony Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor) EMI Classics 7243 5 569662 |
Stravinsky |
Sonata For two pianos (1944) |
Piano |
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Decca 433 8292 |
19.3022.30 The major ballets |
Stravinsky |
Greeting Prelude For orchestra (1955) |
Orchestral |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SMK 46296 |
Tchaikovsky |
Fifty Russian Folk-Songs Arranged for piano duet (186869)
No. 12 |
Piano |
Duo Crommelynck BIS 508805 |
Stravinsky |
Canon For orchestra (1965) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) RCA 09026 688652 |
Stravinsky |
The Firebird Ballet (190910) |
Ballet |
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) RCA 09026 688982 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Voevoda
Melodrama for the Domovoi's monologue (1886) |
Stage |
USSR Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Viacheslav Ovchinnikov (conductor) Melodiya (LP) C10 1816970 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Snow Maiden
Music for the fairy tale, Op. 12 (1873) |
Stage |
Natalia Erassova (mezzosoprano)
Alexander Arkhopov (tenor)
Nikolai Vassilev (bass)
Russian State Choir and Orchestra
Andrei Chistiakov (conductor) Le Chant due Monde LDC 288 090 |
Tchaikovsky |
Capriccio in G-flat major, Op. 8
(1870) |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) BMG 74321 669752 |
Stravinsky |
Apollo Ballet for string orchestra (1928) |
Ballet |
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Decca 458 1422 |
22.3001.00 Sacred and Secular Choral Music, Symphonies and Late Works
|
Tchaikovsky |
Spring
Chorus (1871) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Babel Cantata (1944) |
Choral |
John Calicos (narrator)
Festival Singers of Toronto
CBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony Classical SM2K 46301 |
Stravinsky |
Symphony of Psalms For choir and orchestra (1948) |
Choral |
Festival Singers of
Toronto
CBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony Classical SM2K 46294 |
Stravinsky |
Abraham and Isaac Biblical cantata (1963) |
Vocal |
David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone)
London Sinfonietta
Oliver Knussen (conductor) DG 447 0682 |
Tchaikovsky |
All-Night Vigil
Vesper Service, Op. 52 (188182) extracts |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 5
in E minor Op. 64 (1888) |
Orchestral |
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Valerii Gergiev (conductor) Philips 462 9052 |
Stravinsky |
Threni Cantata (1958) |
Choral |
Bethany Beardslee (soprano)
Beatrice Krebbs (contralto)
William Lewis (tenor)
James Wainner (tenor)
Mac Morgan (baritone)
Robert Oliver (bass)
Schola Cantorum
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 4630 |
Tchaikovsky |
Cantata
For the Jubilee of O. A. Petrov
(1875) |
Vocal |
Nina Postavnicheva (soprano) Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Aleksei Kovalev (conductor) Melodiya (LP) C10 1599596 |
Tchaikovsky |
Nocturne Op. 19, No. 4 Arranged for cello with small orchestra (1888) |
Concertante |
Mischa Maisky (cello)
Orchestre de Paris
Semyon Bychkov (conductor) DG 435 7812 |
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Monday 12 February
Time (GMT) |
Composer |
Work |
Genre |
Performers |
01.0007.00
Tchaikovsky complete songs, short
piano pieces and repeats; Stravinsky repeats |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances
Op. 25 (1875) |
Vocal |
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512662 (No. 1)
Conifer 75606 512693 (Nos. 56) Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512693 (Nos. 23)
Joan Rodgers (mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 (No. 4) |
Tchaikovsky |
The Voevoda Op. 3 (186768) |
Opera |
Vladimir Matorin (Shalygin)
Leonid Zimenko (Vlas Diuzhoi)
Aleksandra Fat'kina (Nastas'ia)
Galina Kuznetsova (Mar'ia)
Liudmila Bondarnenko (Praskov'ia)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Kozhuchar (conductor) |
Stravinsky |
Agon
For piano duet (1957) |
Ballet |
Susan Bradshaw (piano)
Richard Rodney Bennett (piano) BBC archive recording |
J. S. Bach, arr. Stravinsky |
The Well Tempered Clavier
4 arrangements by Stravinsky (1969) |
Orchestral |
Basle Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood (conductor) BBC archive recording |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Pieces For piano, Op. 19 (1873) |
Piano |
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Victor VCD 1068 (Nos. 1, 5) Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 45966 (Nos. 24)
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) EMI CDM 7 691252 (No. 6) |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances and Songs Op. 27 (1875) |
Vocal |
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semen Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512672 (Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5)
Conifer 75605 512692 (No. 2) Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semen Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512692 (No. 6) |
Stravinsky |
Basler Concerto in D major, for string
orchestra (1946) |
Orchestral |
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown (conductor) Virgin Classics 45224 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Sleeping Beauty
Suite from the ballet, Op. 66a |
Ballet |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras (conductor) Telarc CD 80151 |
Stravinsky |
The Firebird Concert Suite No. 1 (1911) |
Ballet |
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Decca 448 8122 |
Tchaikovsky |
Piano Concerto No. 1
in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (187475) |
Concertante |
Martha Argerich (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 559 8162 |
07.0010.00
Early works, shorter symphonic
works and symphonic poems |
Tchaikovsky |
The Seasons
Op. 37a (187576) Nos. 34 |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Mezhdunarodnaia Kniga MK 418008 |
Tchaikovsky |
Overture in F major For full orchestra (1866
version) |
Orchestral |
Tchaikovsky Large Symphony
Orchestra
Vladimir Fedoseev (conductor) Aristotipa AN 123 |
Tchaikovsky |
A Greeting to A. G. Rubinstein
For his golden jubilee as an
artist (1889) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Impromptu in A-flat major (1889) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 4596722 |
Tchaikovsky |
Serenade For N. G. Rubinstein's Name-Day
(1872) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon (conductor) Chandos CHAN 8310/11 |
Stravinsky |
Symphony of Psalms For choir and orchestra (1948) |
Choral |
English Bach Festival Choir
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor) Sony 88697 008192 |
Tchaikovsky |
Humoresque For violin with piano
(1876) |
Chamber |
Oleg Kagan (violin)
Vassily Lobanov (piano) Ondine ODE 7332 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Nightingale
Op. 60, No. 4 (1886) |
Vocal |
Elisabeth Soderstrom (mezzo)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Decca 436 2042 |
Tchaikovsky |
Jurisprudence March in D major (1885) |
Orchestral |
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgenii Svetlanov (conductor) Melodiya (LP) C10 115256 |
Tchaikovsky |
Jurists' Song
In honour of the 50th year of the Imperial School of Jurisprudence
(1885) |
Choral |
USSR State Academic Chorus
Aleksandr Sveshnikov (conductor) Consonance 815003 |
Stravinsky |
Song of the Nightingale
and Chinese March For violin and piano (1932) |
Chamber |
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Olli Mustonen (piano) Philips 420 9532 |
Tchaikovsky |
Military March in B-flat major (1893)
Arranged for wind band |
Orchestral |
USSR Ministry of Defence Symphonic Band
Nikolai Sergeev (conductor) Melodiya (LP) ASD 3107 0D |
Tchaikovsky |
Theme with Variations in A minor (1863/64) |
Piano |
Valery Boyev (piano) Etcetera KTC 1164 |
Tchaikovsky |
Variations on a Rococo Theme
For cello with orchestra, Op. 33 (1876)
[revised by W. Fitzenhagen] |
Concertante |
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) DG 413 8192 |
Stravinsky |
Hommage ΰ Nadia Boulanger Petit canon |
Vocal |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Dumbarton Oaks Concerto for chamber
orchestra (1938) |
Chamber |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SMK 46296 |
Tchaikovsky |
Hamlet Overture-fantasia, Op. 67
(1888) |
Orchestral |
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Josι Serebrier (conductor) BIS CD 1073 |
Tchaikovsky |
Aveu passionnι in E minor (1891) |
Piano |
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Decca 466 5622 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Voevoda Symphonic
ballad, Op. 78 (189091) |
Orchestral |
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgenii Svetlanov (conductor) Melodiya 74321 400662 |
Tchaikovsky |
Do
Not Leave Me Op. 27, No. 3
(1875) |
Vocal |
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semyon Skigin (piano)
Conifer 75605 512692 |
10.0013.00
Cowan's classics: Great
interpretations |
Stravinsky |
Saucers Four Russian peasant songs
(1917) |
Choral |
New London Chamber Choir
Voronezh Chamber Choir
James Wood (conductor) Hyperion CDA 66410 |
Stravinsky |
Les Noces
(1919 version) Scenes I
and II |
Stage |
Alison Wells (soprano)
Mary King (mezzo-soprano)
Nigel Rogers (tenor)
Richard Stuart (bass)
Flemish Radio Choir
New London Radio Choir
Rex Lawson (pianola)
Ictus Ensemble
James Wood (conductor) Belgian Radio Recording |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 2
in C minor ("Little Russian"), Op. 17
(1879 version) |
Orchestral |
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) DG 453 4462 |
Tchaikovsky |
Dumka
Op. 59 (1886) |
Piano |
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) RCA GD 60526 |
Stravinsky |
Les Noces (1923 version) |
Stage |
Libuse Domaninska (soprano)
Marie Mrazova (contralto)
Ivo Zidek (tenor)
Dalibor Jedlicka (bass)
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ancerl (conductor) Supraphon SU 36922211 |
Tchaikovsky |
Piano Concerto No. 2
in G major, Op. 44 (187980) |
Concerante |
Elisabeth Leonskaya (piano)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor) Warner 2564 637812 |
Tchaikovsky |
Iolanta
Opera, Op. 69 (1891) excerpts |
Opera |
Walton Groenroos (Robert)
Nikolai Gedda (Vaudemot)
Orchestre de Paris
Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor) |
Stravinsky |
Capriccio For piano and orchestra
(1929) |
Concertante |
Paul Crossley (piano)
London Sinfonietta
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Sony SK 45797 |
13.0017.00
Chamber music and opera |
Tchaikovsky |
String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22 (187374) |
Chamber |
Borodin Quartet Teldec 4509 904222 |
Tchaikovsky |
If Only I Had Known
Op. 47, No. 1 (1880) |
Vocal |
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 |
Stravinsky |
The Nightingale Opera (1914) |
Opera |
Ren Grist (Nightingale)
Marina Picassi (Cook)
Loren Driscoll (Fisherman)
Donald Gramm (Emperor of China)
Kenneth Smith (Chamberlain)
Herbert Beatie (Bonze)
Elaine Bonazzi (Death)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Opera Society of Washington D.C.
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46298 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Nightingale
Chorus (1889)
|
Choral |
Moscow Academy of Choral Singing
Viktor Popov (conductor) Chant du Monde RUS 288156 |
Tchaikovsky |
Iolanta Opera in 1 act, Op. 69 (1891) |
Opera |
Galina Gorchakova (Iolanta)
Sergei Aleksashkin (King Renι)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Robert)
Gegan Grigorian (Vaudemont)
Nikolai Putilin (Ibn-Hakia)
Kirov Theatre Orchestra & Chorus
Valery Gergiev (conductor) Philips 442 7962 |
Stravinsky |
Song of The Nightingale Symphonic Poem (1917) |
Orchestral |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor) RCA 09026 681682 |
Tchaikovsky |
It Was in the Early Spring
Op. 38, No. 2 (1878) |
Vocal |
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 |
Tchaikovsky |
Elegy for String Orchestra in memory of Ivan Samarin
(1884) |
Orchestral |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Decca 421 7152 |
17.0019.30
Live and specially-recorded performances and interviews |
Tchaikovsky |
Overture in C minor
(186566) |
Orchestral |
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Aleksandr Lazarev (conductor) Melodiya (LP) C1011525/26 |
Stravinsky |
Sonata For piano (1924) |
Piano |
Peter Donohoe (piano) Live studio broadcast |
Stravinsky |
Piano Rag Music (1922) |
Piano |
Peter Donohoe (piano) Live studio broadcast |
Stravinsky |
Serenade
in A major (1925) |
Piano |
Peter Donohoe (piano) Live studio broadcast |
Tchaikovsky |
Polka de Salon Musical joke (1893) |
Piano |
Peter Donohoe (piano)
World premiere studio broadcast |
Tchaikovsky |
It's
Not the Wind that Bends the Branch
Arrangement of a Russian folk-song (1893) |
Piano |
Peter Donohoe (piano)
World premiere studio broadcast |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 2
in C minor ("Little Russian"), Op. 17
(1879 version) |
Orchestral |
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
The Underdog Album leaf (1876) |
Vocal |
David
Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
David Owen Norris (piano)
World Premiere recording |
Tchaikovsky |
Eighteen Pieces
For piano, Op. 72 (1893) Nos. 46 |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) DG 477 5378 |
Tchaikovsky |
Polka de Salon
Musical joke (1893) |
Vocal |
David Wilson-Johnson
(baritone)
David Owen Norris (piano)
World Premiere recording |
Tchaikovsky |
The Siskin Album leaf (1876) |
Vocal |
David
Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
David Owen Norris (piano)
World Premiere recording |
Stravinsky |
Ballad For violin and piano (1947) |
Chamber |
Eudice Shapiro (violin)
Ralph Berkowitz (piano) Cyrstal Records CD302 |
Stravinsky |
2 Poems of Paul Verlaine Version for baritone and piano, Op. 9 (1910) |
Vocal |
David Wilson-Johnson
(bass-baritone)
David Owen Norris (piano) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Jeu de cartes For two pianos (1944) |
Ballet |
Cleveand Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony Classical SM3K 46292 |
19.3022.30
The major ballets |
Tchaikovsky |
Various pieces later orchestrated
by Stravinsky in for The Fairy's Kiss |
|
|
Tchaikovsky, arr.
Stravinsky |
The Fairy's Kiss Ballet after music by
Tchaikovsky (1928) |
Ballet |
Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen (conductor) DG 449 2052 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 1
n G minor, "Winter Daydreams", Op. 13
Original version (1868) |
Orchestral |
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)
World Premiere recording |
Stravinsky |
Symphonies of Wind
Instruments
Original version (1920) |
Chamber |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 457 6162 |
Stravinsky |
Symphonies of Wind
Instruments
Revised version (1947) |
Chamber |
North West German Radio Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46297 |
22.3001.00 Sacred and
Secular Choral Music, Symphonies and Late Works |
Tchaikovsky |
At Bedtime
Version for unaccompanied chorus (1863/64) |
Choral |
Moscow Academy of Choral Singing
Viktor Popov (conductor) Le Chant du
Monde LDC 278 728 |
Stravinsky |
Saucers Four Russian peasant songs
(1917) |
Choral |
New London Chamber Choir
Voronezh Chamber Choir
Brendan Thomas (horn)
Joanna Hensel (horn)
Robert Stroh (horn)
Lynn Jarman (horn)
James Wood (conductor) Hyperion CDA 66410 |
Stravinsky |
Epitaphium For flute, clarinet and harp
(1959) |
Chamber |
Arthur Gleghorn (flute)
Kalman Bloch (clarinet)
Dorothy Remson (harp) Sony SMK 46302 |
Stravinsky |
Double Canon For string quartet (1959) |
Chamber |
Chilingirian Quartet Catalyst 82876 642832 |
Stravinsky |
The Dove Descending
Anthem (1962) |
Choral |
New London Chamber Choir & Ensemble
James Wood (conductor) Hyperion CDA 66410 |
Stravinsky |
T. S. Eliot in Memoriam Introitus |
Choral |
New London Chamber Choir & Ensemble
James Wood (conductor) Hyperion CDA 66410 |
Stravinsky |
Aldous Huxley In Memoriam
Variations (1964) |
Orchestral |
London Sinfonietta
Oliver Knussen (conductor) DG 447 0682 |
Tchaikovsky |
Nine Church Pieces
For chorus (188485) Cherubic Hymn (No. 1) |
Choral |
Moscow Chamber Choir
Youri Oukhov (conductor) Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 728 |
Stravinsky |
Vom Himmel Hoch
Chorale variations after J. S. Bach (1956) |
Choral |
Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne
Choeur de Chambre Romande
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Neeme Jδrvi (conductor) Chandos CHAN 9408 |
Stravinsky |
Canticum Sacrum
Cantata (1955) |
Choral |
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Stephen Roberts (baritone)
Westminster Cathedral Choir
City of London SInfonia
James O'Donnell (conductor) Hyperion CD 66437 |
Tchaikovsky |
Nine Church Pieces
For chorus (188485) Cherubic Hymn (No. 2) |
Choral |
Moscow Chamber Choir
Youri Oukhov (conductor) Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 728 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 4
in F minor, Op. 36 (1877) |
Orchestral |
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor) Chandos CHAN 8361 |
Tchaikovsky |
At Bedtime
Version for chorus with orchestra (1863/64) |
Choral |
All-Union Radio Chorus & Orchestra
Evgenii Akulov (conductor) Melodiya (LP) 33D 021477/78 |
Tchaikovsky |
Nine Church Pieces
For chorus (188485) Cherubic Hymn (No. 3) |
Choral |
Moscow Chamber Choir
Youri Oukhov (conductor) Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 728 |
Tchaikovsky |
Mezza notte
Song (186061) |
Vocal |
Zara Dolukhanova (mezzo-soprano)
Alexander Dolukhanian (piano) Russian Disc RDCD 11342 |
Tchaikovsky, arr. Heiki
Jokiaho |
Andante Cantabile
Arrangement for 3 accordions (1888) |
Concertante |
Trio Fratres Alba ABCD 188 |
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Tuesday 13 February
Time (GMT) |
Composer |
Work |
Genre |
Performers |
01.0007.00
Tchaikovsky complete songs, short
piano pieces and repeats; Stravinsky repeats |
Stravinsky |
Scherzo α la russe
Version for orchestra (1944) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) EMI 686652 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances Op. 28 (1875) |
Vocal |
Ilya Levinsky (tenor)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 521702 (Nos. 1, 2) Joan Rodgers (mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 (Nos. 3, 6)
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75606 512672 (No. 4)
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75606 521662 (No. 5) |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 2
in C minor ("Little Russian"), Op. 17
(1872 version) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon (conductor) Chandos CHAN 9190 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances
Op. 38 (1878) |
Vocal |
Sergei Leiferkus
(baritone)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75606 612662 (No. 1)
Conifer 75606 612692 (Nos. 4, 5) Joan Rodgers
(mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 (Nos. 2, 3)
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75606 512692 (No. 6) |
Tchaikovsky |
Swan Lake Ballet in 4
acts, Op. 20 (187576) Act II excerpts |
Ballet |
Russian State Sympony Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonski (conductor) Naxos 8.555873 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Oprichnik
Opera in 4 acts (187072) |
Opera |
Vassily Savenko (Prince Zhenchuzhni)
Elena Lassokaya (Natalia)
Dmitri Ulianov (Moltan Mitkov)
Irina Doljenko (Boiarina Morozova)
Aleksandra Durseneva (Basmanov)
Cinzia De Mola (Zakarevna)
Cagliari Teatro Lirico Orchestra & Chorus
Gennadi Rozhdestvenskii (conductor) Dynamic 4301/13 |
Tchaikovsky |
Hamlet
Incidental music to the play, Op. 67a (1891) |
Stage |
Janis Kelly (soprano)
Derek Hammond-Stroud (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon (conductor) Chandos CHAN 8311 |
Stravinsky |
Petrushka
Concert suite from the ballet (1947) |
Ballet |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) EMI 5 859742 |
07.0010.00
Early works, shorter symphonic
works and symphonic poems |
Tchaikovsky |
Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem Op. 15 (1866) |
Orchestral |
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jδrvi (conductor) BIS CD1418 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Seasons
Op. 37a (187576) Nos. 56 |
Piano |
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Regis RRC 1093 |
Stravinsky |
Pastorale
Vocalise for soprano and piano (1907) |
Vocal |
Lydia Dawydowa (soprano)
Alexei Ljubimow (piano) Eurodisc (LP) 200 095 |
Stravinsky |
Pastorale
Arranged for soprano and wind quartet (1923) |
Vocal |
Wilma Bierens (soprano)
Stravinsky Ensemble
Walter Althammer (conductor) Ottavo OTR C50074 |
Tchaikovsky |
Allegro
in F minor (1863/64) |
Piano |
Leslie Howard (piano) Hyperion CDA 66939 |
Tchaikovsky |
Valse-scherzo
For violin with orchestra, Op. 34 (1877) |
Concertante |
Pierre Amoyal (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor) Erato 2292 459712 |
Tchaikovsky |
Two Songs
(1873) Take My Heart Away (No. 1) Blue Eyes of Spring (No. 2) |
Vocal |
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semion Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512672 (No. 1)
Conifer 75605 512692 (No. 2) |
Tchaikovsky |
I
Did Not Love You at First Op. 63, No. 1 (1887) |
Vocal |
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semion Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512702 |
Stravinsky |
Scherzo
For piano (1902) |
Piano |
Martin Jones (piano) Nimnbus NI 5519 |
Tchaikovsky |
Chorus of Flowers and Insects For a projected
opera Mandragora (186970) |
Choral |
Boys' Choir of the Moscow State Choral
Academy
USSR Central TV and Radio Chorus and Orchestra
Evgenii Akulov (conductor) Melodiya (LP) C10 18169/70 |
Stravinsky |
Scherzo fantastique
For orchestra, Op. 3 (1908) |
Orchestral |
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 471 1972 |
Stravinsky |
Two Melodies
For mezzo-soprano and piano, Op. 6 (1902) No. 1 |
Vocal |
Zara Dolukhanova (mezzo soprano)
Nina Svetlanova (piano) Russian Disc RDCD 11341 |
Tchaikovsky |
Souvenir de Hapsal 3 pieces for piano, Op. 2
(1867) |
Piano |
Valery Boyev (piano) Etcetera KTC 1164 |
Stravinsky |
Preludium
For jazz ensemble (1937) |
Orchestral |
Columbia Jazz Ensemble
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46 297 |
Stravinsky |
Ebony Concerto
For solo clarinet and jazz ensemble (1945) |
Orchestral |
Benny Goodman (clarinet)
Columbia Jazz Ensemble
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46297 |
Tchaikovsky |
Andante funebre For violin with
piano (1876) |
Chamber |
Oleg Kagan (violin)
Vassilli Lobanov (piano) Ondine ODE 7332 |
Tchaikovsky |
Andante ma non troppo
in A major (1863/64) |
Orchestral |
Moscow Radio Symphony
Orchestra
Gennadi Cherkasov (conductor) Aquarius AQ 00102 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Tempest Symphonic fantasia, Op. 18
(1873) |
Orchestral |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 453 4962 |
Stravinsky |
The Faun and the Shepherdess
Three songs, Op. 2 (1907) |
Vocal |
Lucy Shelton (soprano)
Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen (conductor) DG 449 2052 |
Tchaikovsky |
Children's Album
24 easy pices for piano, Op. 39 (1878) Waltz |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Melodiya 74321 669752 |
10.0013.00 Cowan's classics: Great interpretations |
Tchaikovsky |
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat
major, Op. 75 (1893) |
Concertante |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Decca 448 1072 |
Tchaikovsky,
cptd. Taneyev |
Andante & Finale
For piano with orchestra, Op. 79 (1893) |
Concertante |
Konstantin Scherbakov (piano)
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor) Naxos 8.557257 |
Tchaikovsky |
Mazeppa
Opera in 3 acts (188183) extracts |
Opera |
Sergei Leiferkus (Mazeppa)
Monte Pederson (Orlik)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jδrvi (conductor) DG 439 9062 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 (1875) |
Orchestral |
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (conductor) Decca 430 7872 |
Stravinsky |
Petit Ramusianum Harmonique
For unison voices (1938) |
Vocal |
Martin Bruns (baritone) Koch 374382 |
Stravinsky |
A Soldier's Tale
English version (1918) |
Stage |
John Gielgud (narrator)
Tom Courtenay (soldier)
Ron Moody (devil)
Boston Symphony Chamber Players DG 253 0609 |
13.0017.00 Chamber music and opera |
Tchaikovsky |
String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor, Op. 30 (1876) |
Chamber |
Shostakovich Quartet Regis RRC 1239 |
Tchaikovsky |
Three Pieces
Op. 9 (1870) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459662 |
Tchaikovsky |
Dmitrii the Pretender and Vasilii Shuiskii Introduction and Mazurka (186667) |
Stage |
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Evgenii Akulov (conductor) Westminster Gold WGS 8300 |
Tchaikovsky |
Mazeppa
Opera in 3 acts (188183) |
Opera |
Nikolai Putlin (Mazeppa)
Sergei Aleksashkin (Kochubei)
Larissa Diadkova (Mariia)
Viktor Lutsiuk (Andrei)
Viacheslav Lukhanin (Orlik)
Kirov Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Valerii Gergiev (conductor) Philips 462 2062 |
17.0019.30 Live and specially-recorded performances and
interviews
|
Tchaikovsky |
Eighteen Pieces
For piano, Op. 72 (1893) Nos. 79 |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) DG 477 5378 |
Tchaikovsky, arr. Stravinsky |
The Sleeping Beauty
Ballet in Prologue and 3 acts, Op. 66 (188889) 2 excerpts from Act II, arranged by Stravinsky |
Ballet |
Philharmonia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Teldec 5409 98440 2 |
Stravinsky |
A Waltz for Children
For piano (1917) |
Piano |
Steffen Shleiermacher (piano)
Josef Christoff (piano) MDG 613 13332 |
Stravinsky |
Valse des Fleurs
For two pianos (1914) |
Piano |
Steffen Shleiermacher (piano) MDG 613 13332 |
Tchaikovsky |
Variations on a Rococo Theme For cello with
small orchestra, Op. 33 [original version](1876) |
Concerante |
Steven Isserlis
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Virgin VC7 911342 |
Stravinsky |
How the Mushrooms Went to War Ballad for baritone and
piano (1904) |
Vocal |
David Wilson Johnson (baritone)
David Owen Norris (piano) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 (1875) |
Orchestral |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
John Stafford Smith, arr. Stravinsky |
The Star-Spangled Banner
Version for chorus and orchestra (1941) |
Choral |
CBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor)
Sony SX9K 64136 |
Tchaikovsky, arr. Stravinsky |
The Sleeping Beauty
Ballet in Prologue and 3 acts, Op. 66 (188889) Blue Bird Pas de deux (Act III), arranged for small orchestra by
Stravinsky |
Ballet |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM3K 46292 |
Stravinsky |
Danses Concertantes
For chamber orchestra (1942) |
Chamber |
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor) EMI 5 743052 |
Tchaikovsky |
Sιrιnade Op. 65, No. 1 (1888) |
Vocal |
Nina Rautio (mezzo-soprano)
Semuon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512702 |
Tchaikovsky |
Serenade Op. 63, No. 6 (1887) |
Vocal |
Ilia Levinsku (tenor)
Semuon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512702 |
19.3022.30 The Major Ballets |
Tchaikovsky |
The Sleeping Beauty
Ballet in Prologue and 3 acts, Op. 66 (188889) |
Ballet |
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) DG 457 6342 |
22.3001.00 Sacred and Secular Choral Music, Symphonies and Late Works
|
Stravinsky |
The King of the Stars
For men's choir and orchestra (1912) |
Choral |
Cleveland Chorus and Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor) |
Stravinsky |
Mass
For choir and wind instruments (1948) |
Choral |
Gregg Smith Singers
Columbia Symphony Winds and Brass
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) |
Tchaikovsky |
Nine Church Pieces For unaccompanied voices
(188485) Nos. 4 to 6 |
Choral |
Moscow Chamber Choir
Youri Oukhov (conductor) |
Stravinsky |
Cantata
For voices and wind instruments (195152) |
Choral |
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Jan Kobow (tenor)
Berlin Radio Chamber Choir
MusikFabrik
Daniel Reuss (conductor) |
Tchaikovsky |
Moscow
Coronation Cantata (1883) |
Choral |
Solosits, Choir and Large Symphony
Orchestra of Moscow Radio
Gennadi Cherksaov (conductor) |
Tchaikovsky |
Scherzo-fantaisie
For piano, Op. 72, No. 10 (1893) |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) |
Tchaikovsky, cptd.
Bogatarev |
Symphony ["No. 7"]
in E-flat major
(1892) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jδrvi (conductor) |
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Wednesday 14 February
Time (GMT) |
Composer |
Work |
Genre |
Performers |
01.0007.00 Tchaikovsky complete songs, short piano pieces and
repeats; Stravinsky repeats
|
Menter, orch. Tchaikovsky |
Ungarische Zigeunerweisen
Arranged for piano and orchestra (189293) |
Concertante |
Leslie Howard (piano)
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher (conductor) Hyperion CDA 67403/4 |
Tchaikovsky |
Sixteen Songs for Children Op. 54
(188183) |
Vocal |
Ilia Levinsky (tenor)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512682 |
Tchaikovsky |
Children's Album
24 easy pices for piano, Op. 39 (1878) |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Regis RRC 1143 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Pieces on a Single Theme Op. 21 (1873)
|
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459672 |
Tchaikovsky |
Suite No. 1
in D minor, Op. 43 (187879) |
Orchestral |
USSR State Academy Symphony Orchestra
Evgenii Svetlanov (conductor) Olympia OCD 109 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Duets Op. 46 (1880) |
Vocal |
Irina Arkhipova (mezzo)
Makvala Kasrashvili (soprano)
Vladislav Pashinskii (baritone)
N Rassudova (piano) Melodiya (LP) 33-CM 013678 |
Stravinsky |
Les Noces
Pianola version (1923) |
Vocal |
Rex Lawson (pianola) Private recording |
Tchaikovsky |
Francesca da Rimini
Fantasia after Dante, Op. 32 (1876) |
Orchestral |
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor) EMI 5 675092 |
Tchaikovsky |
Seven Romances
Op. 47 (1880) |
Vocal |
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512672 (Nos. 1, 6)
Conifer 75605 512692 (No. 2) Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512662 (Nos. 35)
Joan Rodgers (mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 (No. 7) |
Tchaikovsky |
Concert Fantasia
For piano with orchestra, Op. 56 (1884) |
Concertante |
Igor Zhukov (piano)
USSR Academic Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Kitaenko (conductor) Olympia OCD 229 |
Stravinsky |
Song of the Nightingale
Symphonic Poem (1917) |
Orchestral |
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 471 1972 |
Tchaikovsky |
Swan Lake
Suite from the ballet, Op. 20a (1895) |
Ballet |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti (conductor) Decca 425 5162 |
07.0010.00 Early works, shorter symphonic works and symphonic
poems
|
Tchaikovsky |
Overture in F major For small orchestra (1866 version) |
Orchestral |
Gothenburg Symphony
Orchestra
Neeme Jδrvi (conductor) BIS CD 1418 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Seasons
Op. 37a (187576) Nos. 78 |
Piano |
Lev Vinoour (piano)
MDG 904 13976 |
Stravinsky |
Lullaby
For two recorders (1951) |
Chamber |
Amy Whittlesea (recorder)
Olwen Fisher (recorder) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Dawn
Duet, Op. 46, No. 6 (1880) |
Vocal |
Moscow Academy of Choral Singing
Viktor Popov (conductor) Saisone Russe RUS 288156 |
Stravinsky |
Danse russe
For violin and piano (1932) |
Chamber |
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Olli Mustonen (piano) Philips 420 9532 |
Tchaikovsky |
Fatum (Fate) Symphonic fantasia, Op. 77 (1868) |
Orchestral |
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Josι Serebrier (conductor) BIS CD 1283 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Nightingale
Op. 60, No. 4 (1886) |
Vocal |
Elizabeth Soderstrom (soprano)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Decca 436 2042 |
Stravinsky |
Tango
For piano (1940) |
Piano |
Peter Hill (piano) Naxos 8.553871 |
Stravinsky |
Tango
For chamber ensemble (1953) |
Chamber |
Columbia Jazz Ensemble
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46297 |
Tchaikovsky |
Slavonic March in B-flat major, Op. 31 (1876) |
Orchestral |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 453 4962 |
Tchaikovsky |
None but the Lonely Heart Op. 6, No. 6 (1869) |
Vocal |
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semion Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512662 |
Stravinsky |
Chanson Russe
For voice and piano (1919) |
Vocal |
Isabelle van Keulen (violin)
Olli Mustonen (piano) Philips 420 9532 |
Tchaikovsky |
Romeo and Juliet
Duet scene for a projected opera (1878/81) |
Opera |
Suzanne Murphy (soprano)
Keith Lewis (tenor)
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi (conductor) Chandos CHAN 8476 |
Tchaikovsky |
Legend Op. 54, No. 5
(1884) |
Vocal |
Ilia Levinsky (tenor)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512682 |
Tchaikovsky |
Legend Arrangement for chorus, Op. 54, No. 5
(1889) |
Vocal |
BBC SIngers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Basler Concerto in D major, for string
orchestra (1946) |
Orchestral |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SMK 66296 |
Stravinsky |
Recollections of My Childhood Version for piano (1917) |
Vocal |
Lydia Dawydowa (soprano)
Alexej Ljubimov (piano) Eurodisc 200 095 366 |
Tchaikovsky |
Romance in F minor, Op. 5 (1868) |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Melodiya 669752 |
Tchaikovsky |
Romeo and Juliet
Overture-fantasia after Shakespeare
Original version (1869) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon (conductor) Chandos 8310/11 |
Stravinsky |
Les Noces Original version (1917) |
Stage |
Alla Ablaberdyeva (soprano)
Ludmilla Ivanova (mezzo)
Alexey Martinov (tenor)
Anatoly Saflulin (bass)
Slovak Philharmonic Choir
Savaria Symphony Orchestra
Peter Eotvos (conductor) Hungaroton HCD 12989 |
10.0013.00 Cowan's classics: Great interpretations |
Tchaikovsky |
The Volunteer Fleet
March (1876) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459672 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 4
in F minor, Op. 36 (1877) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Igor Markevitch (conductor) Philips 438 3352 |
Stravinsky |
Mavra
Opera in one act (1922) |
Opera |
Susan Belinck (Parasha)
Mary Simmons (Mother)
Patricia Rideout (Neighbour)
Stanley Kolk (Cook)
CBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46298 |
Tchaikovsky |
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (1878) |
Orchestral |
David Oistrakh (violin) Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Melodiya 74321 341782 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Enchantress
Opera in 4 acts (188587) extract |
Opera |
Pavel Lisitsian (baritone)
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Nikolai Golovanov (conductor) Preiser 89061 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Enchantress
Opera in 4 acts (188587) extract |
Opera |
Helge Rosvaenge (tenor) & Tiana Lemnitz
(soprano)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Erwin Baltzer (conductor) Preiser 89211 |
Stravinsky |
Violin Concerto in D major (1931) |
Concertante |
Hilary Hahn (violin)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor) Sony SK 89649 |
13.0017.00 Chamber Music and Opera
|
Tchaikovsky |
Souvenir d'un lieu cher For violin with piano, Op. 42
(1878) |
Chamber |
Igor Oistrakh (violin)
Natalia Zertsalova (piano) Collins Classics 10452 COL (No. 1) Lydia Mordkovich (violin)
Marina Gusak-Grin (piano) Chandos CHAN 8500
Maksim Vengerov (violin)
Itamar Golan (piano) Teldec 4509 981432 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six French Songs Op. 65 (1888)
Nos 2, 4 |
Vocal |
Elisabeth Soderstrom (mezzo-soprano)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Decca 436 2042 |
Stravinsky |
The Rake's Progress
Opera (1951) |
Opera |
Alexander Young (Tom Rakewell)
John Reardon (Nick Shadow)
Judith Raskin (Anne)
Jean Manning (Mother Goose)
Regina Sarfaty (Baba the Turk)
Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46 299 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Pieces For piano, Op. 51 (1881)
No. 2 |
Piano |
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Decca 466 5622 |
Tchaikovsky |
All-Night Vigil
Vesper Service, Op. 52 (188182) extracts |
Choral |
BBC Singers
James Morgan (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Pater Noster Motet ΰ cappella
Slavic version (1964) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
James Morgan (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Credo
Motet ΰ cappella Slavic version (1964) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
James Morgan (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Ave Maria
Motet ΰ cappella Slavic version (1964) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
James Morgan (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
17.0019.30 Live and specially-recorded performances and
interviews |
Stravinsky |
Circus Polka
(1942) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) RCA 09026 688652 |
Tchaikovsky |
Romeo and Juliet
Overture-fantasia after Shakespeare
Second version (1870) |
Orchestral |
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Baldur Bronnimann (conductor)
World Premiere recording
by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Nature
and Love
Trio with chorus (1870) |
Choral |
Moscow Academy of Choral Singing
Viktor Popov (conductor) Harmonia Mundi RUS 288156 |
Tchaikovsky |
Eighteen Pieces
For piano, Op. 72 (1893) Nos. 1012 |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (conductor) DG 477 5378 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 4
in F minor, Op. 36 (1877) |
Orchestral |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Three Tales for Children
For voice and piano (1917) |
Vocal |
Lydia Davydova (soprano)
Aleksei Liubimov (piano) Specially recorded |
Tchaikovsky |
The
Terrible Moment Op. 28, No. 6 (1875) |
Vocal |
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 |
Tchaikovsky |
Do
Not Believe, My Friend Op. 6, No. 1 (1869) |
Vocal |
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 |
Tchaikovsky |
The
Cuckoo Op. 54, No. 8
(1883) |
Vocal |
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 |
Tchaikovsky |
Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass?
Op. 47, No. 7 (1880) |
Vocal |
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 |
Tchaikovsky |
Romeo and Juliet
Overture-fantasia after Shakespeare
Final version (1880) |
Orchestral |
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) |
19.3022.30 The Major Ballets |
Stravinsky |
Tilimbom
Song for voice and orchestra (1925) |
Vocal |
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Ensemble InterContemporaine
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 431 7512 |
Stravinsky |
Berceuse
For voice and piano (1917) |
Vocal |
Lydia Davydova (soprano)
Aleksei Liubimov (piano) Specially recorded |
Stravinsky |
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
For soprano and piano (1966) |
Vocal |
Adrienne Albert (soprano)
Robert Craft (piano) Sony SM2K 46298 |
Stravinsky |
Four Songs
(195354) |
Vocal |
Adrienne Albert (soprano)
Louise de Tullio (flute)
Dorothy Remsen (harp)
Laurindo Almeida (guitar)
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46298 |
Tchaikovsky |
The
Cuckoo Op. 54, No. 8
(1881) |
Vocal |
Ekaterina Sementchuk (mezzo-soprano)
Larissa Gergieva (piano) Harmonia Mundi HMN 911881 |
Stravinsky |
Recollections of My Childhood
Three small songs for voice and chamber ensemble (1930) |
Vocal |
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 431 7512 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Nutcracker
Fairy-ballet in 2 acts, Op. 71 (189192) |
Ballet |
Philharmonia Orchestra
John Lanchbery (conductor) EMI CDS7 493992 |
Stravinsky |
The Five Fingers
Eight pieces for piano (1921) |
Piano |
Peter Hill (piano) Naxos 8.553781 |
Stravinsky |
Eight Instrumental Miniatures
For 15 players (1961) |
Orchestral |
CBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) SMK 46296 |
Stravinsky |
Cat's Cradle Songs
For alto and 3 clarinets (1916) |
Vocal |
Ann Murray (mezzo)
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 431 7512 |
Stravinsky |
Petrushka
Ballet (191011 version) |
Ballet |
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux (conductor) |
Stravinsky |
Two Poems of K. Balmont
Version for soprano and piano (1911) |
Vocal |
Joan Carroll (soprano)
Aribert Reimann (piano) Wergo (LP) WER 60056 |
22.3001.00 Sacred and Secular Choral Music, Symphonies and Late Works
|
Stravinsky |
Two Poems of K. Balmont
Version for soprano and chamber ensemble (1954) |
Vocal |
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 431 7512 |
Stravinsky |
Petrushka
Ballet (1947 version) |
Ballet |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SMK 46293 |
Tchaikovsky |
Nine Church Pieces For unaccompanied voices
(188485) Nos. 4 & 6 |
Choral |
Moscow Chamber Choir
Yuri Ukhov (conductor) Chant du Monde LDC 278 728 |
Stravinsky |
Septet
Version for piano duet |
Piano |
Greg Allen (piano)
Ezra Bartz (piano) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer
Biblical cantata (1961) |
Choral |
Shirley Verrett (mezzo)
Loren Driscoll (tenor)
John Horton (narrator)
CBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46301 |
Tchaikovsky |
Gaudeamus Igitur
Arrangement of the student song for chours (1874) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Cantata for the Opening of the Polytechnic
Exhibition In commemoration of
the bicentenary of the birth of Peter the Great (1872) |
Choral |
Lev Kuznetsov (tenor)
Large Choir of Moscow Radio Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Kozhukhar (conductor) Regis RRC 1182 |
Stravinsky |
The Flood
Biblical stage work (1962) |
Stage |
Peter Hall (tenor)
David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone)
Stephen Richardson (bass)
New London Chamber Choir
London Sinfonietta
Oliver Knussen (conductor) |
Tchaikovsky |
Three Choruses For unaccompanied
voices (1891) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
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Thursday 15 February
Time (GMT) |
Composer |
Work |
Genre |
Performers |
01.0007.00
Tchaikovsky complete songs, short
piano pieces and repeats; Stravinsky repeats
|
Stravinsky |
How the Mushrooms Went to War Ballad for bass and piano
(1904) |
Vocal |
Mikhail Svetlov (bass)
Doris Stevenson (piano) Koch 374382 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Enchantress Opera in 4 acts (188587) |
Opera |
Natalia Sokolova (Nastasia)
Mikhail Kiselev (Prince Kurliatov)
Veronika Borrisenko (Princess Romanova)
Georgii Nelepp (Prince Yurii)
Aleksei Korolev (Mamyrov)
Anna Matushina (Nenila)
Mikhail Skazan (Ivan Zhuran)
Pavel Pontriagin (Paisii)
Pavel Korovkov (Kudma) Moscow Radio Chorus Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Samuel Samosud (conductor) Presier 90503 |
Stravinsky |
Symphony in 3 movements (1945) |
Orchestral |
Cityof Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle (conductor) EMI 5 85538 |
Tchaikovsky |
Twelve Pieces Moderate difficulty, Op. 40
(1878) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459952 |
Tchaikovsky |
Twelve Romances
Op. 60 (1886) |
Vocal |
Joan Rodgers (mezzo-soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 (Nos. 1, 4, 10) Ilia Levinsky (tenor)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512682 (Nos. 2, 3, 5)
Conifer 75605 512702 (No. 9)
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512682 (No. 6)
Conifer 75605 512692 (No. 11)
Nina Rautio (soprano) Conifer 75605 512722 (Nos. 7, 12)
Conifer 75605 512692 (No. 8) |
Tchaikovsky |
Souvenir de Florence For string sextet, Op. 70
(1890) |
Chamber |
Leonid Kogan (violin)
Elizaveta Gilels (violin)
Rudolf Barshai (viola)
Genrikh Talalyan (viola)
Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (cello)
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Multisonic 3101822 |
Stravinsky |
Dumbarton Oaks Concerto for chamber
orchestra (1938) |
Chamber |
Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lilure
Josep Pons (conductor) Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1709 |
07.0010.00 Early Works, Symphonic Works and Symphonic Poems |
Stravinsky |
Scherzo α la russe Version for 2 pianos (1944) |
Piano |
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Decca 433 8292 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Seasons
Op. 37a (187576) Nos. 910 |
Piano |
Barry Douglas (piano) RCA Victor RD 87887 |
Tchaikovsky |
Allegro vivo
in C minor (1863/64) |
Orchestral |
Moscow Radio Symphony
Orchestra
Gennadi Cherkasov (conductor) Aquarius AQ 00102 |
Tchaikovsky |
Pezzo capriccioso For cello with
orchestra, Op. 62 (1887) |
Concertante |
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Virgin Classics VC 7911342 |
Stravinsky |
Octet For wind instruments (1952) |
Vocal |
Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46297 |
Tchaikovsky |
Hymn in Honour of St. Cyril and St. Methodius (1885) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Pater Noster Motet ΰ cappella
Latin version (1949) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Credo Motet ΰ
cappella Latin version (1949) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Ave Maria Motet ΰ
cappella Latin version (1949) |
Choral |
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor) Specially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Impromptu-Caprice
in G major (1884) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459672 |
Tchaikovsky |
Nathalie-valse For piano (1878) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459952 |
Stravinsky |
Piano Rag Music (1922) |
Piano |
Thomas Ades (piano) EMI 5 570512 |
Stravinsky |
Four Russian Songs For voice and piano (1919) |
Vocal |
Lydia Davydowa (soprano)
Aleksei Liubimov (piano) Eurodisc (LP) 200 095 366 |
Stravinsky |
Sektanskaya Song for voice, flute, harp
and guitar (195354) |
Vocal |
Rosalind Rees (soprano)
Elizabeth Mann (flute)
James Barnes (cimbalom)
Robert Craft (conductor) MusicMasters 67195 |
Stravinsky |
Pulcinella Suite for chamber orchestra
(1922) |
Ballet |
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner (conductor) Decca 443 5772 |
Stravinsky |
Ragtime Version for piano (1918) |
Piano |
Martin Jones (piano) Nimbus NI 5519 |
Stravinsky |
Ragtime Version for 11 players
(1918) |
Chamber |
Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46297 |
Tchaikovsky |
Swan Lake
Ballet in 4 acts, Op. 20 (187576) Dance of the Swans |
Ballet |
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor) Decca 436 2122 |
Stravinsky |
Two Melodies
For mezzo-soprano and piano, Op. 6 (1902) No. 2 |
Vocal |
Lydia Davydowa (soprano)
Aleksei Liubimov (piano) Eurodisc (LP) 200 095 366 |
Tchaikovsky |
Capriccio in G-flat major, Op. 8
(1870) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459662 |
Tchaikovsky |
Francesca da Rimini
Fantasia after Dante, Op. 32 (1876) |
Orchestral |
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgenii Svetlanov (conductor) Melodiya 74321 170922 |
Tchaikovsky |
Valse-Scherzo Op. 7 (1870) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459662 |
Tchaikovsky |
We
Sat Together Op. 73, No. 1 (1887) |
Vocal |
Julia Varady (soprano)
Aribert Reimann (piano) |
Stravinsky |
The Firebird Concert Suite No. 2 (1919) |
Ballet |
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor) Sony SMK 60694 |
10.0013.00 Cowan's classics: Great interpretations
|
Stravinsky |
The Star-Spangled Banner
Arranged for orchestra (1941) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) RCA 09026 688652 |
Stravinsky |
Symphony in 3 movements (1945) |
Orchestral |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46294 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Maid of Orleans
Opera in 4 acts (187879) extracts |
Opera |
Irina Arkhipova (Joan)
Chorus and Orchestra of Moscow Radio
Gennadi Rozhdestvenskii (conductor) Melodiya (LP) CP 41056 |
Stravinsky |
Concerto For 2 pianos (1934) |
Piano |
Alfons Kontarsky (piano)
Aloys Kontarsky (piano) Wergo WER 62282 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 5
in E minor Op. 64 (1888) |
Orchestral |
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell (conductor) Sony BMG 82876 787442 |
Stravinsky |
Oedipus Rex Opera-Oratorium (1948) |
Choral |
Renι Kollo (Oedipus)
Tatiana Troyanos (Jocasta)
Ezio Flagello (Tiresias)
Tom Krause (Creon)
David Evitts (Messenger)
Frank Hoffmeister (Shepherd)
Michael Wagner (Narrator)
Harvard Glee Club
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor) Sony 88697 008192 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Maid of Orleans
Opera in 4 acts (187879) Dances |
Opera |
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden,
Sir Colin Davis (conductor) Philips 422 8452 |
13.0017.00 Chamber Music and Opera
|
Weber, arr. Tchaikovsky |
Perpetuum mobile Arranged for piano left hand
(1871) |
Piano |
Lev Vinoccur (piano) MDG 904 13976 |
Tchaikovsky |
Piano Trio
in A minor, Op. 50 (188182) |
Chamber |
Itzhak Perlman (violin)
Lynn Harrell (cello)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) EMI CDC 7 479882 |
Tchaikovsky |
Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass?
Op. 47, No. 7 (1880) |
Vocal |
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano) Hyperion CDA 66617 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Maid of Orleans Opera in 4 acts (187879) |
Opera |
Sofia Preobrazhenskaia (Joan)
Vitalii Kilchevskii (King Charles)
Olga Kashevarova (Agnes Sorel)
V. Runovskii (Dunois)
Lipa Solomiak (Lionel)
N. Konstantinov (Cardinal)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Kirov Theatre
Boris Khaikin (conductor) Myto 992H.028 |
17.0019.30 Live and specially-recorded performances and
interviews |
Tchaikovsky |
Eighteen Pieces
For piano, Op. 72 (1893) Nos. 1315 |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) DG 477 5378 |
Schumann, arr. Tchaikovsky |
Symphonic Studies
Variations 11 and 12 arranged for orchestra (1864) |
Orchestral |
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz (conductor) Delos DE 3146 |
Stravinsky |
Duo Concertant For violin and piano (1932) |
Chamber |
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Peter Nagy (piano) ECM 1855 |
Stravinsky |
Pastoral Version for violin and piano
(1933) |
Chamber |
Maya Koch (violin)
Julian Milford (piano) Orchid Classics ORC 100003 |
Stravinsky |
Pastoral Version for violin and
choral ensemble (1933) |
Chamber |
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Philharmonia
Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) Teldec 4509984402 |
Tchaikovsky |
Valse-caprice in D major, Op. 4 (1868) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459662 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 5
in E minor Op. 64 (1888) |
Orchestral |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Specially recorded for the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Agitato & Allegro in E minor (1863/64) |
Orchestral |
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Cherkasov (conductor) Aquarius AQ 00102 |
Chopin, arr. Stravinsky |
Nocturne
in A-flat major, Op. 32, No. 2
Arranged for orchestra (1909) |
Chamber |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Speclially recorded by the BBC |
Chopin, arr. Stravinsky |
Valse Brillante
in E-flat major, Op. 18
Arranged for orchestra (1909) |
Chamber |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Speclially recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Waltz in F-sharp minor (1876) |
Piano |
Cιdric Tiberghien (piano) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Ode For orchestra |
Orchestral |
Cleveland Orchestra
Oliver Knussen (conductor) DG 449 2052 |
19.3022.30 The Major Ballets |
Tchaikovsky |
Undina
Opera in 3 acts (1869)
surviving fragments |
Opera |
Irinia Arkhipova (Undina)
Evgenii Raikov (Huldbrand) Moscow Radio Orchestra and Chorus
Evgenii Akulov (conductor) Melodiya (LP) C10 18169 |
Tchaikovsky |
Swan Lake Ballet in 4
acts, Op. 20 (187576) |
Ballet |
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor) Decca 436 2122 |
22.3001.00 Sacred and Secular Choral Music, Symphonies and Late Works |
Stravinsky |
Elegy for JFK For voice and two clarinets
(1964) |
Vocal |
Cathy Berberian (mezzo-soprano)
Paul E Howland (clarinet)
Jack Kreiselman (clarinet)
Charles Russo (clarinet) Sony SM2K 45298 |
Stravinsky |
In Memoriam Dylan Thomas
For tenor, string quartet and 4 trombones (1954) |
Vocal |
Robert Tear (tenor)
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 431 7512 |
Stravinsky |
Requiem Canticles (196566) |
Choral |
Susan Bickley (contralto)
David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone)
New London Chamber Choir
London Sinfonietta
Oliver Knussen (conductor) DG 447 0682 |
H. Wolf, arr.
Stravinsky |
Two Sacred Songs
For mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble(1968) |
Vocal |
Anne Murray (mezzo-soprano)
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (director) DG 431 7512 |
Tchaikovsky |
The Angel Cried Out Chorus (1887) |
Choral |
Moscow Chamber Choir
Yuri Oukhov (conductor) Chant du Monde LDC 278 728 |
Stravinsky |
Fanfare for a New Theater For two trumpets (1964) |
Chamber |
James Watson (trumpet)
Paul Archibald (trumpet) Decca 417 1142 |
Stravinsky |
Agon Ballet (1957) |
Ballet |
Los Angeles Festival Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM3K 46292 |
Tchaikovsky |
Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Op. 41 (1878)
|
Choral |
Todor Grigorov-Teres (tenor)
Blagoy Spasov (baritone)
Alexander Manolov (bass)
Nikoli Nikolov (bass)
Bulgarian a Capella Choir
Georgi Robev (conductor) EMI 5 686612 |
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Friday 16 February
Time (GMT) |
Composer |
Work |
Genre |
Performers |
01.0007.00
Tchaikovsky complete songs, short
piano pieces and repeats; Stravinsky repeats |
Stravinsky |
Petrushka
Three movements for piano (1921) |
Ballet |
Maurizio Pollini
(piano) DG 419 2022 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances
Op. 57 (1884) |
Vocal |
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512672 (No. 1)
Ljuba Kazarnovskaia
(soprano)
Ljuba Orfeonova (piano) Naxos 8.555371 (Nos. 26) |
Stravinsky |
Danses Concertantes
For chamber orchestra (1942) |
Orchestral |
Columbia Symphony
Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor)
Robert Craft (conductor) Sony SMK 46302 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six French Songs Op. 65 (1888) |
Vocal |
Julia Varady (soprano)
Aribert Reimann (piano) Orfeo C 054851A |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 2
in C minor ("Little Russian"), Op. 17
(1879 version) |
Orchestral |
New York Philharmonic
Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances Op. 63 (1887) |
Vocal |
Nina Rautio (soprano)
(nO. 1)
Ilia Levinskii (tenor) (Nos. 3, 6)
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) (Nos. 2, 4, 5)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512702 |
Tchaikovsky |
Variations on a Rococo Theme
For cello with orchestra, Op. 33 (1876)
[original version] |
Concertante |
Raphael Wallfisch
(cello)
English Chamber Orchestra
Geoffrey Simon (conductor) Chandos CHAN 8437 |
Stravinsky |
A Soldier's Tale French version
(1918) |
Stage |
Francois Simon (Devil)
Francois Berthet (Soldier)
Gerard Carrat (Narrator)
Nikolai Chumachenko (violin)
Ensemble Instrumental
Charles Dutoit (conductor) Erato 3984 242462 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Pieces For piano, Op. 51 (1881) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova
(piano) Erato 2292 459952 |
Tchaikovsky |
Manfred Symphony after Byron, Op. 58
(1885) |
Orchestral |
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (conductor) EMI CDC7 474122 |
Tchaikovsky |
Six Romances Op. 73 (1887) |
Vocal |
Julia Varady (soprano)
Aribert Reimann (piano) Orfeo C053851A |
Stravinsky |
Symphony in C major (1940) |
Orchestral |
London Symphony
Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) Sony SK 53275 |
Tchaikovsky |
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (1878) |
Orchestral |
Jascha Heifetz (violin)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor) RCA 09026 614952 |
07.0010.00 Early works, shorter symphonic works and symphonic
poems
|
Tchaikovsky |
The Seasons
Op. 37a (187576) Nos. 1112 |
Piano |
Vladimir Ashkenazy
(piano) Decca 46 5622 |
Stravinsky |
Circus Polka Version for wind band (1942) |
Orchestral |
Royal Northern College
of Music Wind Orchestra
Clarke Rundell (conductor) Chandos CHAN 10166 |
Tchaikovsky |
Moment lyrique
(Momento lirico) in A-flat major (1892) |
Piano |
Cιdric Tiberghien (piano) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
To Forget So Soon Song (1870) |
Vocal |
Galina Vishnevskaia (soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (piano) Erato 2292 4564322 |
Tchaikovsky |
Coronation March in D major (1883) |
Orchestral |
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony
Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) Erato 2292 459702 |
Stravinsky |
Sonata For 2 pianos (1944) |
Piano |
Alfons Kontarsky (piano)
Aloys Kontarsky (piano) Wergo WER 62282 |
Stravinsky |
Lied ohne Namen |
Vocal |
Julian Roberts (bassoon)
Sarah Andrew (bassoon) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Adagio
for Wind Octet
in F major (1863/64) |
Chamber |
N. Lemberg (flute)
A. Fedoseeva (flute)
S. Burdukov (oboe)
S. Velikanov (oboe)
M. Kunts (English Horn)
V. Zhelvakov (clarinet)
E. Kamyshov (clarinet)
N. Rubinstein (bass clarinet) Melodiya (LP) C10 1468586 |
Tchaikovsky |
Adagio for 4
horns in C major
(1863/64) |
Chamber |
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra soloists Melodiya (LP) C10
1468586 |
Stravinsky |
Five Easy Pieces For piano four hands (1917) |
Piano |
Alfons Kontarsky (piano)
Aloys Kontarsky (piano) Wergo WER 62282 |
Stravinsky |
Suite No. 1 For chamber orchestra (1925) |
Chamber |
CBC Symphony Orchestra Soloists
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SMK 46296 |
Stravinsky |
Song of the Volga Boatmen Arranged for wind and percussion (1917) |
Chamber |
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Melodiya 332202 |
R. de Lisle, arr. Stravinsky |
La Marseillaise Arranged for violin (1919) |
Chamber |
Isabelle van Keulen (violin) Philips 420 9532 |
Stravinsky |
The Star-Spangled Banner
Version for male choir (1941) |
Choral |
Gregg Smith Singers
Robert Craft (conductor) MusicMasters 016 12671132 |
Tchaikovsky |
Italian Capriccio On themes from folk-songs, Op. 45 (1880) |
Orchestral |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Decca 421 7152 |
Stravinsky |
Suite Italienne
Version for violin and piano (1933) |
Chamber |
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Peter Nagy (piano) ECM 4727672 |
Tchaikovsky |
Largo & Allegro
in D major, for 2 flutes and strings (1863/64) |
Orchestral |
Irina Lobzen (flute)
Alla Fedoseeva (flute) Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Cherkasov (conductor) Aquarius AQ 00102 |
Stravinsky |
Three Japanese Lyrics
Version for soprano and piano (1913) |
Vocal |
Joan Carroll (soprano)
Aribert Reimann (piano) Weigo (LP) WER 60056 |
Tchaikovsky |
Sιrιnade mιlancolique Version for violin with piano, Op. 26
(1875) |
Chamber |
Oleg Kagan (violin)
Vasilii Lobanov (piano) Ondine ODE 7332 |
Stravinsky |
The Rite of Spring
Arranged for piano
duet (1913) |
Ballet |
Philip Moore (piano)
Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) Deux-Elles DXL 1081 |
Haydn, arr. Tchaikovsky |
Gott Erhalte Franz den Kaiser Arrangement of the Austrian National Anthem (1875) |
Orchestral |
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Baldur Bronnimann (conductor) World premiere recording by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
The Year 1812 Festival overture, Op. 49 (1880) |
Orchestral |
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
University of Minnesota Brass Band
Cannon of U.S. Military Academy West Point
Bells of the Laura Spelman Rockerfeller Memorial Carillon The
Riverside Church
Antal Dorati (conductor) Mercury 434 3602 |
10.0013.00 Cowan's classics: Great interpretations |
Stravinsky |
Symphony
in C major (1940) |
Orchestral |
CBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony SM2K 46294 |
Tchaikovsky |
The
Queen of Spades
Opera in 3 acts, Op. 68 (1890) extracts |
Opera |
Evgenya Smolenskaya (Liza)
Gergoy Nielepp (Herman)
Evgenya Verbitskaya (Countess) Moscow Bolshoi Orchestra
Alexandre Melik-Pashaev (conductor) LYS 459461 |
Tchaikovsky |
Nine Church Pieces For unaccompanied voices
(188485) Now the Heavenly Powers (No. 9) |
Choral |
Moscow Choral Academy
Viktor Popov (conductor) Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 728 |
Stravinsky |
Persιphone
Dance melodrama (1933) |
Stage |
Claude Nollier (Persephone)
Nikolai Gedda (Eumolpe)
Paris University Choir
French National Radio Choir
Paris Conservatoire Concerts Society Orchestra
Andrι Cluytens (conductor) Columbia FCX 412 |
Tchaikovsky |
Valse-scherzo
in A major (1889) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459672 |
Tchaikovsky |
Impromptu
in A-flat major (1889) |
Piano |
Viktoria Postnikova (piano) Erato 2292 459672 |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 6
in B minor, "Pathιtique", Op. 74 (1893) |
Orchestral |
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgenii Mravinskii (conductor) Warner Elatus 0927 467332 |
13.0017.00 Chamber Music and Opera
|
Tchaikovsky |
Souvenir de Florence For string sextet, Op. 70
(1890) |
Chamber |
Borodin String Quartet
Yuri Yurov (viola)
Misha Milman (cello) |
Tchaikovsky |
The
Queen of Spades Opera in 3
acts, Op. 68 (1890) |
Opera |
Vladimir Galouzine (Hermann)
Vassilii Gerello (Tomskii)
Gerald Finley (Eletskii)
Larissa Diadkova (Countess)
Mlada Khudoley (Liza)
Enkeleja Shkosa (Polina)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Senyon Bychkov (conductor) |
Stravinsky |
Jeu de cartes Ballet
(1936) |
Ballet |
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor) DG 423 8892 |
Stravinsky |
Saucers Four Russian peasant songs (1954) |
Choral |
New London Chamber Choir and Ensemble
James Wood (conductor) Hyperion CDA 66410 |
17.0019.30 Live and specially-recorded performances and
interviews |
Stravinsky |
Chanson Russe
For cello and piano (1919) |
Chamber |
Pierre Fournier (cello)
Tasso Janopoulo (piano) EMI 5 69708 |
Tchaikovsky |
Legend Op. 54, No. 5
Version for tenor with orchestra (1884) |
Vocal |
Nicholas Mulroy (tenor)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) Specialy recorded by the BBC |
Tchaikovsky |
Eighteen Pieces
For piano, Op. 72 (1893) Nos. 1618 |
Piano |
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) DG 477 5378 |
Stravinsky |
Suite Italienne
For cello and piano (1933) |
Chamber |
Danjulo Ishizaka (cello)
Jose Gallardo (piano) |
Stravinsky |
Septet
For 3 winds, 3 strings and piano (1953) |
Chamber |
European Soloists Ensemble
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) Decca 447 177 |
Tchaikovsky |
Two Songs (1875) I Should Like in a Single Word (No. 1) We Have Not Far to Walk (No. 2) |
Orchestral |
Sergei Leiferkus (baritone) (No. 1)
Nina Rautio (soprano) (No. 2)
Semyon Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 512662 (No. 1) Conifer
75605 512692 (No. 2) |
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 6
in B minor, "Pathιtique", Op. 74 (1893) |
Orchestral |
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Specially recorded for the BBC |
Stravinsky |
A Soldier's Tale
Suite for violin, clarinet and piano (1918) |
Chamber |
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Eduard Brunner (clarinet)
Aloys Kontarsky (piano) Decca 448 1772 |
Tchaikovsky |
Mezza
notte Song (186061) |
Vocal |
Nina Rautio (soprano)
Semion Skigin (piano) Conifer 75605 51269 2 |
Stravinsky |
Octet For wind instruments (1952) |
Vocal |
London Sinfonietta
Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Sony SK 45965 |
19.3021.00 The Major Ballets
|
Tchaikovsky |
Was
I Not a Little Blade of Grass?
Romance, Op. 47, No. 7 (1880)
Version for soprano and orchestra |
Vocal |
BBC Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) Specialy recorded by the BBC |
Stravinsky |
Three Easy Pieces
For piano (1915) |
Piano |
Alfons Kontarsky (piano)
Aloys Kontarsky (piano) Wergo 62282 |
Stravinsky |
Suite No. 2
For orchestra (1921) |
Orchestra |
Teatre Lilure Chamber Orchestra
Josep Pons (conductor) Harmonia Mundi HMC 901609 |
Stravinsky |
A
Soldier's Tale Concet suite
(1918) |
Stage |
Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Igor Stravinsky (conductor) Sony Classical SM3K 46 291 |
Stravinsky |
Three Japanese Lyrics
Version for soprano and chamber ensmble (1913) |
Vocal |
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor) DG 431 7512 |
Stravinsky |
The Rite of Spring Ballet (1947) |
Ballet |
Kirov Orchestra
Valerii Gergiev (conductor) Philips 468 0352 |
Tchaikovsky, arr. Buketoff |
The Year 1812 Festival overture, Op. 49 (1880)
[arrangement with chorus] |
Orchestral |
Massed choirs and bands
BBC Concert Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood (conductor) Live concert from the Imperial War Museum |
21.3001.00 |
Listeners' Requests
Programme Presented by Tom
Service |
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