Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso, Variations on a Rococo Theme & Serenade
9/8/2017, 13 Tracks, 59:24
Featuring
Vladimir Ivanovich Fedoseyev
Nina Kotova
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Composer Biography
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, known for his warm melodies and profound emotional expressions, studied at the newly opened St. Petersburg Conservatory with Anton Rubinstein, its founder.
Performer Biography
Nina Kotova, a Russian-American cellist, has performed for the Imperial Family of Japan and at Buckingham Palace for Prince Charles, and was included in Deutsche Grammophon's 2003 'Masters of the Bow'.
Interpretation
The version of Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, heard on this recording is the one often performed, which was rearranged by cellist Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, who took liberties with the cello part and variation order.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the State House of Radio Broadcasting and Sound-recording in Moscow, on the site of the Church of St. George the Victorious where Tchaikovsky was married.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky composed the Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62, in just one week in August 1887, dedicating it to cellist Anatoliy Brandukov, who gave its first performances.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tchaikovsky considered his Serenade for Strings a "piece from the heart" written from "inner compulsion," unlike his 1812 Overture, which he wrote without warm feelings.
