Classical Journey: Italy

1. Violin Concerto ("La Primavera", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in E ("Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 Allegro
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with Budapest Strings , Bela Banfalvi

2. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni), T. Mi 26
Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Conducted by Herbert Kegel

3. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera Storm Music
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Andras Korodi

4. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor) Overture
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Vassil Stefanov

5. Manon Lescaut, opera Intermezzo
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Andras Korodi

6. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts Dance of the Hours
Composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Andras Korodi

7. Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act Intermezzo sinfonico
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Andras Korodi

8. Caro mio ben
Composed by Umberto Giordano
with Budapest Strings

9. Guillaume Tell (William Tell), opera The Soldiers' dance
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Andras Korodi

10. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les vêpres siciliennes) Overture
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Sofia Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Vassil Stefanov

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Average customer rating: A fascinating look at a tortured genius

The Life and Works of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Antoni Wit , Gerhard Markson , Kenneth Jean , Michael Halasz , Ondrej Lenard , Philippe Entremont , Stefan Sanderling , CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra , National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland , National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio and Television , National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine , Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra , Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra , Wiener Kammerorchester , Bernd Glemser , Oxana Yablonskaya , Takako Nishizaki , and Vladimir Grishko Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Sextets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brahms: Life & Works Life & Works of Verdi The Life and Works of Franz Schubert Life & Works The Life and Works of Antonín Dvorák, Narration with Musical Excerpts ASIN: B0000669V2 Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. Tchaikovsky In Early Childhood
2. Music: Glinka: Overature To A Life For The Tsar
3. Enforced Separation From His Mother
4. Music: Tchaikovsky: Dumka, Op. 59
5. Death Of His Mother
6. Music: Reverie Du Soir
7. Early Manhood: The Spendthrift Civil Servant
8. Music: Minuet From Mozartina
9. Dismissive Opinions Of Other Composers
10. Music: The Storm
11. Journey To A Breakdown
12. Music: First Symphony
13. Abortive Engagement
14. The Advent Of Balakirev
15. Music: Romeo And Juliet
16. Travels And A Wounded Friendship
17. Music: First Piano Concerto

Tracks:

1. Reforming The Ballet
2. Music: The Rose Adagio From The Sleeping Beauty
3. Bizet's Carmen Has A Major Effect On Tchaikovsky's Music
4. Music: Francesca Da Rimini
5. A Compositional Paradox
6. Music: Rococo Variations
7. The Struggle Of Despair And Hope: He Decides To Marry
8. Music: The Tempest
9. The Advent Of Nadezhda Von Meck
10. Music: The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
11. The Disastrous Road To Matrimony
12. Music: Romeo And Juliet
13. Marriage, Trauma, And A Fairy Tale Annuity
14. Letter To Mme Von Meck
15. Music: Romeo And Juliet

Tracks:

1. Recorvery And Creativity
2. Music: Fourth Symphony
3. The Creation Of His Favorite Opera
4. Music: Lensky's Aria From Eugene Onegin
5. The Return To Compositional Health
6. Music: Violin Concerto In D
7. He Experiences Distressing Relapses
8. Music: Capriccio Italien
9. Psychological Disturbances And A Long Fallow Period
10. Music: Piano Trio In A Minor
11. Sufferings For Mme Von Meck; He Decides To Settle Down
12. Music: Manfred Symphony
13. Conducting Tours And Domestic Bliss
14. Music: Fifth Symphony
15. More Conducting Tours, And A Working Holiday In Italy
16. Music: Souvenir De Florence

Tracks:

1. The Rift With Mme Von Meck
2. Music: Sixth Symphony (Second Movement)
3. His Obsession With 'Bob' Davydov; Adventures In America
4. Music: Fifth Symphony
5. Further American Adventures
6. A Trip To Niagara
7. Music: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker)
8. A Darker Episode
9. Music: Voyevode
10. Portrait Of A Conductor
11. A Hero's Return
12. Music: Sixth Symphony
13. The Mystery Surrounding His Death
14. Music: First Piano Concerto

Customer Reviews:

A fascinating look at a tortured genius.......2002-08-21

Naxos continues to do a wonderful job with its "Life and Works" series. Quite some time ago, we had a Life/Works of Mozart, one of Chopin and then two more, Liszt and Beethoven. he latter are even better packaged than are the earlier sets, with a thick booklet that offers us essays on the historical background, the position of the composer in his time, a look at the major works, a listening plan, recommended readings, personalities, a calendar of the artist's life, a glossary, and a discography. This booklet is worth the price of the set alone.

Now we have two more entries in this amazing series, again written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann: "Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky" (8.558036-39) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 5 min. and "Johann Sebastian Bach" (8.558051-54) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 34 minutes. (Please see my comments on the Bach set on its webpage.)

Was there ever a sadder composer than Tchaikovsky? Siepmann practically introduces us to the child in his cradle and covers his 53 or so years of torment over his music, his sexuality, his impossibly hopeless marriage his strange relationship with Mme von Meck, and above all his music.

To make the recording more vivid, the producers have assigned professional actors the roles of the composer himself (Malcolm Sinclair), the women in his life (Karen Archer and Teresa Gallagher) and the men (Stephen Thorne and David Timson). There are many music examples (drawn, of course, from Naxos recordings), some of them considerably longer than necessary. For example, the "Sugar Plum Fairy" is heard at length to represent all of the "Nutcracker" score when several shorter samplings would have served the purpose better. But this has been true for the entire series, and perhaps the producers will rethink this aspect.

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Tracks:

1. The Four Seasons: Spring (Allegro) - Bela Banfalvi/Budapest Strs
2. Adagio - Dresden Phil/Herbert Kegel
3. The Barber of Seville: Storm Music - Budapest Phil/Andras Korodi
4. Nabucco: Ov - Sofia SO/Vassil Stefanov
5. Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo - Puccini
6. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours - Budapest PO/Andras Korodi
7. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo Sinf - Budapest PO/Andras Korodi
8. Caro Mio Ben - Budapest Strs
9. William Tell: The Soldiers' Dance - Budapest PO/Andras Korodi
10. The Sicilian Vespers: Ov - Sofia SO/Vassil Stefanov

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2. Classical Journey: Spain
3. Classics Go to the Movies, Vol. 4
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5. Corelli: Concerti Grossi; Trumpet Sonata
6. Cosmopolitan: Seduction
7. Delibes, Gounod: Ballet Music
8. Dvorak: American Quartet - String Quartet Op. 51 Four Cypresses [Import]
9. Famous Classical Overtures
10. Famous Marches & Dances

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