Tchaikovsky, P.I.: Symphony No. 2, "Little Russian" / The Storm / Festival Overture / Overture in F Major

Featuring

Neeme Järvi
Göteborgs Symfoniker
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Composition History

The Overture in F major, originally for small orchestra, was revised for a large orchestra with trombones at the request of Nikolai Rubinstein, a conductor and friend of Tchaikovsky.

Composition History

Tchaikovsky composed the Festive Overture on the Danish National Anthem for the wedding of Tsarevich Alexander and Princess Dagmar, incorporating both Danish and Russian national anthem motifs.

Composition History

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2, nicknamed 'Little Russian', was composed between July and December 1872, with work starting during a visit to his sister in Ukraine.

Performer Biography

Neeme Järvi is one of the most recorded conductors internationally, with many of his recordings made with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony, 'Little Russian', aligns with the national focus of the 'Mighty Handful' (a group of Russian composers) by prominently featuring Ukrainian folk melodies.

Performer Biography

Neeme Järvi, the conductor on this album, was born in Estonia in 1937 and studied percussion and conducting at the Leningrad Conservatory.

Recording & Production

This Hybrid SACD recording aims to reproduce the natural sound of a concert venue as faithfully as possible, using a 5.0 surround sound configuration with full frequency range for all channels.