Track Listings (17) - Disc #1| All Artists: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Vladimir Ashkenazy Title: Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Decca Release Date: 11/9/1999 Genre: Classical Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Short Forms, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Keyboard Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 028946656228 |
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Much of Tchaikovsky's piano music is trivia written for the salon, so a pianist must select carefully to hold our interest. Ashkenazy plays the entire series commonly mistranslated as The Seasons (it should be The Months, ... more » |
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Amazon.com Much of Tchaikovsky's piano music is trivia written for the salon, so a pianist must select carefully to hold our interest. Ashkenazy plays the entire series commonly mistranslated as The Seasons (it should be The Months, of course), pieces Tchaikovsky ground out under pressure for a monthly magazine. The pressure seems to have inspired him, as these are lovely miniatures. The additional pieces are also lovely, especially the Berceuse from Op. 72 (Tchaikovsky's last piano music), a breathtakingly beautiful piece. Best of all, Ashkenazy plays this music with total sympathy and a kind of rich piano tone he doesn't always exhibit, convincingly caught by Decca's engineers. Tchaikovsky completists may want to look elsewhere, but this is as fine a single-disc selection of his piano music as you will find. --Leslie Gerber Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsFine performances of Tchaikovsky's lesser known piano music John Kwok | New York, NY USA | 07/31/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Vladimir Ashkenazy plays with much conviction and brilliance these lesser known works composed for the piano by Tchaikovsky. Undoubtedly the best is his performance of the Berceuse, the composer's last work for the piano, but those of the "The Seasons" are rich in pathos and other complex emotional shading too. Without question, Ashkenazy's performances of these works are compelling reasons why they should no longer be neglected. These are performances which compare favorably to his best of those composed by Beethoven and Chopin. Decca's sound quality is absolutely first rate. " How could you skip this one if you are a Tchaikovsky lover? heavybug | Seattle, WA | 09/30/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is a truly wonderfully played CD, each month of the year is granted with such a character. Vladimir Ashkenazy was the man, he has put such a lively romatic touch to the music, especially to the months of January and June. Give the CD a try, you won't be disappointed."
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