Czech Philharmonic, Kirill Gerstein & Semyon Bychkov – Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Czech Philharmonic, Kirill Gerstein & Semyon Bychkov – Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 08:17:10 minutes | 8,55 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.

Studio recordings are rare things today. Orchestras are of such great quality that publishers prefer live recordings, which are much cheaper than long studio sessions, with their complex production workloads. And so this is a rather “old-fashioned” (it’s fashionable) publication here from Decca, directed by Smyon Bychkov, a conductor who has rarely appeared on records for some years.

Born in the Soviet Union in 1952, Semyon Bychkov was destined for a fine career in his country when, at the age of 21, he was offered the opportunity to replace the titan Mravinski at the head of the Leningrad (today St Petersburg) Philharmonic Orchestra. But his contract was cancelled because of his political opinions: a move that obliged him to seek refuge in the USA, where his career truly began in earnest. Obtaining US nationality, he became the director of the Paris Orchestra for ten years, before accepting a similar post at the head of the WDR Cologne Radio Orchestra.

Named the resident at the prestigious Czech Philharmonia following the premature death of its leader Jiří Bělohlávek, Semyon Bychkov started work on this anthology of Tchaikovsky’s symphonic works, including the six symphonies, the rare and little-loved “Manfred” Symphony (in its original, uncut version, including the harmonium stipulated by the conductor), the piano concertos and the Serenade for strings.

This was marathon job taken at a record-breaking sprint between 2015 and 2019. In the course of this project, the Russian conductor undertook minute work on the scores and studying the personal history of the composer, in particular around the Pathétique Symphony. For him, it wasn’t a requiem to Tchaikovsky, but rather a “revolt against death and not the idea of death itself”. As for the famous First Concerto, played here by Kirill Gerstein, he presents the more intimate original version, which is less emphatic than the one we are used to hearing. A fine piece of work with what Bychkov has described as an ideal orchestra, which mixes the highest expression of the Slavic spirit with a Western spirit: a synthesis which sums up Tchaikovsky’s music itself. – François Hudry

Tracklist:
1. Semyon Bychkov – 1. Allegro tranquillo (12:54)
2. Semyon Bychkov – 2. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto (11:40)
3. Semyon Bychkov – 3. Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso (08:37)
4. Semyon Bychkov – 4. Finale: Andante lugubre – Allegro maestoso (13:56)
5. Czech Philharmonic – 1. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo (11:37)
6. Czech Philharmonic – 2. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato (08:38)
7. Czech Philharmonic – 3. Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace – Trio: L’istesso tempo (05:41)
8. Czech Philharmonic – 4. Finale. Moderato assai – Allegro vivo – Presto (11:28)
9. Semyon Bychkov – 1. Introduzione e Allegro (14:17)
10. Semyon Bychkov – 2. Alla tedesca: Allegro moderato (06:47)
11. Semyon Bychkov – 3. Andante elegiaco (10:20)
12. Semyon Bychkov – 4. Scherzo: Allegro vivo (06:09)
13. Semyon Bychkov – 5. Finale: Allegro con fuoco (09:31)
14. Czech Philharmonic – 1. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima (18:41)
15. Czech Philharmonic – 2. Andantino in modo di canzone (10:19)
16. Czech Philharmonic – 3. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro (05:51)
17. Czech Philharmonic – 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco (09:15)
18. Czech Philharmonic – 1. Andante – Allegro con anima (14:23)
19. Czech Philharmonic – 2. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza (12:26)
20. Czech Philharmonic – 3. Valse: Allegro moderato (06:11)
21. Czech Philharmonic – 4. Finale: Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace (12:11)
22. Czech Philharmonic – 1. Adagio – Allegro non troppo (17:58)
23. Czech Philharmonic – 2. Allegro con grazia (08:12)
24. Czech Philharmonic – 3. Allegro molto vivace (09:07)
25. Czech Philharmonic – 4. Finale: Adagio lamentoso – Andante (09:19)
26. Czech Philharmonic – 1. Lento lugubre – Moderato con moto – Andante (17:46)
27. Czech Philharmonic – 2. Vivace con spirito (09:48)
28. Czech Philharmonic – 3. Andante con moto (11:34)
29. Czech Philharmonic – 4. Allegro con fuoco (20:11)
30. Kirill Gerstein – 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito (21:13)
31. Kirill Gerstein – 2. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I (06:55)
32. Kirill Gerstein – 3. Allegro con fuoco (07:17)
33. Kirill Gerstein – 1. Allegro brillante (22:30)
34. Kirill Gerstein – 2. Andante non troppo (16:16)
35. Kirill Gerstein – 3. Allegro con fuoco (07:48)
36. Kirill Gerstein – 1. Allegro brillante (16:10)
37. Czech Philharmonic – Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture, TH.42 (19:17)
38. Semyon Bychkov – Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32, TH 46 (24:14)
39. Czech Philharmonic – 1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo – Allegro moderato (09:39)
40. Czech Philharmonic – 2. Valse: Moderato (Tempo di valse) (04:03)
41. Czech Philharmonic – 3. Elégie: Larghetto elegiaco (09:00)
42. Czech Philharmonic – 4. Finale (Tema russo): Andante – Allegro con spirito (07:44)

Personnel:
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Czech Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov, conductor

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