TCHAIKOVSKY

Symphonies 1-6 and Orchestral Works

Symphonies 1-6;

The Snow Maiden, Op. 12, orchestral excerpts;

Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture;

Overture in F major;

Festive Overture on the Danish National Anthem in D major, Op.15;

The Storm (Groza), Overture, Op. 76;

Entr’acte and Dances of the Chambermaids from The Voyevoda, Op.3;

Dmitri the Pretender and Vassily Shuisky, incidental music;

Serenade for Nikolai Rubinstein’s Name Day;

Entr’acte & Waltz and Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48;

Elegy in Memory of I.V. Samarin;

The Voyevoda, symphonic ballad, Op. 78;

Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Francesca da Rimini, fantasy for orchestra, Op. 32

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi

BIS are delighted to present a boxed set of Tchaikovsky’s Symphonies and other works. The recording have been well received. Symphony No. 2 ‘Little Russian’ was hailed by Gramophone as ‘an outstanding performance…beautifully played and paced and immaculately recorded’ and No.3 ‘Polish’ of which, to quote International Record Review, Järvi presented ‘a free-flowing account that places choreographic elegance before symphonic muscle.’ Besides the six numbered symphonies, this ample selection (more than 7 hours of playing time) includes favourites such as Francesca da Rimini, Capriccio italien and Serenade for Strings as well as rarities, including rarely recorded extracts from the opera The Voyevoda and the incidental music to Dmitri the Pretender and Vassily Shuisky.

BIS Records BISCD1897-98