The Tchaikovsky Project: Complete Symphonies & Piano Concertos, Orchestral Works

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Bychkov always seems to know where to place the emphasis in emotional climaxes…[Gerstein] shares Bychkov’s balance of big guns and mercurial delicacy…The sound is a beauty, relishing that bloom... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 30th Aug 2019
Catalogue No: 4834942
Label: Decca
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

International Classical Music Awards

2019

Nominee - Best Collection
The New York Times

Recordings of the Year 2019

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams'

Work length47:07

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2019-03-08
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Allegro tranquillo

Track length12:54

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2. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto

Track length11:40

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3. Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso

Track length8:37

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4. Finale: Andante lugubre - Allegro maestoso

Track length13:56

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 'Little Russian'

Work length37:24

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2019-03-08
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo

Track length11:37

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2. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato

Track length8:38

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3. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace - Trio: L'istesso tempo

Track length5:41

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4. Finale. Moderato assai - Allegro vivo - Presto

Track length11:28

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 'Polish'

Work length47:04

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2016-07-14
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Introduzione e Allegro

Track length14:17

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2. Alla tedesca: Allegro moderato

Track length6:47

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3. Andante elegiaco

Track length10:20

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4. Scherzo: Allegro vivo

Track length6:09

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5. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Track length9:31

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Work length44:06

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2018-03-08
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima

Track length18:41

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2. Andantino in modo di canzone

Track length10:19

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3. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro

Track length5:51

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4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Track length9:15

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Work length45:11

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2017-12-14
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Andante - Allegro con anima

Track length14:23

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2. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza

Track length12:26

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3. Valse: Allegro moderato

Track length6:11

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4. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace

Track length12:11

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

Work length44:36

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2015-09-26
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Dvorák Hall, Prague

1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo

Track length17:58

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2. Allegro con grazia

Track length8:12

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3. Allegro molto vivace

Track length9:07

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4. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante

Track length9:19

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Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

Work length59:19

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2017-04-27
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto - Andante

Track length17:46

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2. Vivace con spirito

Track length9:48

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3. Andante con moto

Track length11:34

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4. Allegro con fuoco

Track length20:11

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Work length35:25

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Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2017-06-09
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

Track length21:13

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2. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I

Track length6:55

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3. Allegro con fuoco

Track length7:17

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44

Work length46:34

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Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2019-02-22
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Allegro brillante

Track length22:30

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2. Andante non troppo

Track length16:16

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3. Allegro con fuoco

Track length7:48

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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75

Work length16:10

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Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2019-02-22
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet - Fantasy Overture

Work length19:17

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2015-09
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Dvorák Hall, Prague

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

Work length24:14

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2017-06-14
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48

Work length30:26

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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
Recorded: 2017-04-28
Recording Venue: Rudolfinum, Prague

1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo - Allegro moderato

Track length9:39

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2. Valse: Moderato (Tempo di valse)

Track length4:03

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3. Elégie: Larghetto elegiaco

Track length9:00

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4. Finale (Tema russo): Andante - Allegro con spirito

Track length7:44

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Following new research, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic present a stunning interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral repertoire

This 7-CD collection marks the orchestra’s first major undertaking with Bychkov, their newly appointed Chief Conductor and Music Director The release is supported by an extensive touring plan in 2019, with a BBC Prom and Tchaikovsky residencies in Tokyo, Vienna, Paris and Prague

Kirill Gerstein performs all three piano concertos, “...the best pianist in the world for Tchaikovsky’s concertos”, ★★★★★ - The Independent

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December 2019

Bychkov always seems to know where to place the emphasis in emotional climaxes…[Gerstein] shares Bychkov’s balance of big guns and mercurial delicacy…The sound is a beauty, relishing that bloom and resonance you get in Prague’s Rudolfinum without the Czech Phil ever sounding too soft-grained. If you seek single-disc issues only, Manfred and the Pathétique certainly won’t disappoint as among the very best in a crowded field.

15th September 2019

Now the series is complete, the Czech Phil responding to the conductor’s lithe, flexible baton with gripping freshness in the rarely programmed early symphonies...I’m less convinced that Gerstein’s technically fluent yet brittle readings of the concertos add value to the seven-CD set, but the symphonies and other orchestral works are for the ages.

6th October 2019

The orchestral playing is consistently outstanding – rich, characterful, lyrically responsive – so that it’s easy to understand why Bychkov was so keen to perform Tchaikovsky with the Czech musicians. But he does overdo things, with slow tempi and expressive mouldings that hold the music back when it needs to move forward.

The New York Times 12th December 2019

Although this boxed set has its share of longueurs...you can skip to the First Piano Concerto, presented here in its original form: a revelation of delicacy, and a war horse as you’ve never heard it;.

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