Tchaikovsky’s early trio of symphonies have long lived in the shadow of the three that followed. Following his acclaimed Mariinsky DVD of the final three symphonies, which received Choc de l’annee from Classica (France), Valery Gergiev conducts outstanding performances of the earlier works with the LSO.Tchaikovsky’s early symphonies are full of rich expressive melodies – something for which he had a natural talent. They contain influences of Russian nationalism and folk tunes, particularly in the Second Symphony (‘Little Russian’) and the First, which hints at a Russian landscape. The choreographer George Balanchine exploited the dance-like nature of the Third Symphony by using it as the basis for the final part of his ballet masterpiece, Jewels.Throughout the Autumn Valery Gergiev will conduct the complete Brahms and Szymanowski cycles with the LSO in London, Edinburgh, Paris and Luxembourg. They also tour together to the USA and Germany. In addition to his LSO performances, Gergiev also visits the USA in October with the Mariinsky and conducts gala performances with the World Orchestra for Peace in New York and Chicago. In November he embarks on a tour of the Far East visiting South Korea and Japan with the MariinskyGergiev’s recent recordings on LSO Live include an acclaimed recording of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances and Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements (***** Audiophile Audition). His award-winning Mahler cycle will be released as a 10SACD box set in October. Forthcoming recordings on the Mariinsky label include Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 1 performed by Tchaikovsky Competition winner Daniil Trifonov, Shostakovich’s Symphony No 7 and Wagner’s Die Walkure.
- Wykonawca Various Artists
- Data premiery 2012-10-01
- Nośnik CD