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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pictures
Artist:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Origin:
Russian Federation, VotkinskRussian Federation
Born date:
May 7, 1840
Death date:
November 6, 1893
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Album: «Tchaikovsky: Piano Music, Vol. 1»
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Album: «Tchaikovsky: Piano Music, Vol. 1» (Front side)
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  • Title:Tchaikovsky: Piano Music, Vol. 1
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Track listing
  • 1Sonata in G Major, Op. 37: Moderato E Risoluto
  • 2Sonata In G Major, Op. 37: Andante Non Troppo Quasi Moderato
  • 3Sonata In G Major, Op. 37: Scherzo: Allegro Giocoso
  • 4Sonata In G Major, Op. 37: Finale: Allegro Vivace
  • 5Six Morceaux, Op. 51: Valse De Salon In A Flat Major: Allegro
  • 6Six Morceaux, Op. 51: Polka Peu Dansante In B Minor: Allegro Moderato
  • 7Six Morceaux, Op. 51: Menuetto Scherzoso In E Flat Major: Moderato Assai
  • 8Six Morceaux, Op. 51: Nathalie-Valse (1878): Tempo Di Valse
  • 9Six Morceaux, Op. 51: Nathalie-Valse In A Major: Moderato
  • 10Six Morceaux, Op. 51: Romance In F Major: Andante Cantabile
  • 11Six Morceaux, Op. 51: Valse Sentimentale In F Minor: Tempo Di Valse
Review - Product Description
CD Composer: Tschaikowsky,Peter
Review - Amazon.com
Most of Tchaikovsky's piano music is made up of relatively lightweight salon pieces, like the Morceaux. They are pleasing but generally unmemorable. The Sonata, however, is Tchaikovsky's most substantial piano piece. You can recognize it as the work of the same composer who wrote the famous symphonies, but it places a tremendous burden on the pianist. Sviatoslav Richter played this Sonata magnificently. Oxana Yablonskaya, a Russian pianist who teaches at the Juilliard School, plays it very well also, and she has much better recorded sound than Richter's 1950s Russian mono. She doesn't look for more in the Morceaux than is in them, and her playing is unpretentious. This is Volume One of a series; I'm waiting eagerly for Volume Two. --Leslie Gerber
Customer review
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
- Very pleasant music

The Sonata in G Major is a much underrated work. Though less popular, it is not inferior to Tchaikovsky's piano concertos. Yablonskaya shows excellent skill and feeling in performing this less familiar masterpiece.

The Six Morceaus are very pleasant music, very suitable for people who find anything later than Mozart a bit too heavy. Beautiful music for a candle lit dinner.

Absolutely recommended.