The Very Best of Tchaikovsky (2005)

		Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)



			Composition / (Performers):


1	Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture After Shakespeare, Love Theme
	 (Theodore Kuchar / National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine)
	
2	Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48: I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina
	 (Philippe Entremont / Vienna Chamber Orchestra)
	
3	The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VIII. Waltz of the Flowers (Valse Des Fleurs)
	 (Michael Halasz / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra)
	
4	Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41: The Cherubic Hymn
	 (Mykola Hobdych / Kiev Chamber Choir / Pavlo Mezhulin / Viktor Ovdiy)
	
5	Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: IV. Allegro con fuoco
	 (Adrian Leaper / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
	
6	Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II No. 10: Scene, "Swan Theme"
	 (Dmitry Yablonsky / Russian State Symphony Orchestra)
	
7	String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
	 (New Haydn Quartet)
	
8	Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64: Waltz: "Allegro moderato"
	 (Antoni Wit / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
	
9	Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I No. 8: Pas d'action: Adagio
	 (Ondrej Lenard / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
	
10	12 morceaux, Op. 40: No. 2. Chanson triste in G minor
	 (Ilona Prunyi)
	
11	Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
	 (Kenneth Jean / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Takako Nishizaki)
	
12	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
	 (Dmitry Yablonsky / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra / Konstantin Scherbakov)
	
13	The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: III. Danse de la Fée-Dragée
	 (Michael Halasz / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra)
	
14	The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VII. Danse des mirlitons
	 (Michael Halasz / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra)
	
15	None but the lonely heart, Op. 6, No. 6
	 (Peter Breiner / Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Takako Nishizaki)
	
16	Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique": II. Allegro con grazia
	 (Antoni Wit / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
	
17	6 morceaux, Op. 19: No. 4. Nocturne in C sharp minor (arr. for cello and orchestra)
	 (Gerhard Markson / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Maria Kliegel)
	
18	Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II Scene 2: Where, o where have you gone?, "Lensky's Aria"
	 (Vladimir Sirenko / Ukraine State Radio Symphony Orchestra / Vladimir Grishko)
	
19	Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act I No. 2: Waltz in A flat (Corps de Ballet)
	 (Dmitry Yablonsky / Russian State Symphony Orchestra)
	
20	Les Saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37b: No. 6. June: Barcarolle
	 (Ilona Prunyi)
	
21	1812 Overture, Op. 49
	 (Theodore Kuchar / National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine)
	




		"The Very Best of Tchaikovsky", retail 2005.

This is the 2CD "very best of" compilation from the naxos series with the cartoonish abomination album covers. The original front cover album art is obviously not embedded, but replaced with decent custom 600x600.

Codec profile is Opus VBR at bitrate 96 (libopus 1.1),
genre marked as Classical - and tracks are as always tagged and pretty.

				enjoy ! /dussin