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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Romeo and Juliet / Capriccio Italien

12/23/2003, 5 Tracks, 1:06:08

Featuring

  • Theodore Kuchar
  • National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Recording & Production

This album was recorded in Kyiv, Ukraine, at the Grand Concert Studio of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, from August 19th to 22nd, 2001.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tchaikovsky produced some of the most attractive and well-loved works in the repertoire of Romantic orchestral music.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The 1812 Overture graphically depicts the defeat of Napoleon's army, using 'La Marseillaise' for the French and an Orthodox chant, a folk song, and 'God Save the Tsar' for the Russian forces.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, the composer, was sensitive to criticism and experienced personal unhappiness, despite creating popular Romantic orchestral works.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The cover painting for this album is 'The Battle of Smolensk, 17th August 1812,' painted in 1839 by Jean Charles Langlois.

Source: Booklet

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