IDAGIO | Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Rococo Variations 845221050652

Featuring

Christoph Eschenbach
Tzimon Barto
Dimitri Maslennikov
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Tchaikovsky believed the highest good in his music was the 'mysterious flame of inspiration', which allowed him to create works that move the human heart and have a lasting impact.

Instruments

Dimitri Maslennikov performs on a cello made by Matteo Goffriler, a renowned Venetian luthier, dating from the year 1700.

Composer Biography

Tchaikovsky's marriage in 1877, undertaken to conceal his homosexuality, ended in disaster after only a few weeks, as he felt 'outright revulsion' for his wife Antonia.

Performer Biography

Tzimon Barto, the pianist on this recording, had his breakthrough in the mid-1980s after being invited by Herbert von Karajan to perform at the Wiener Musikverein and Salzburg Festival.

Performer Biography

Dimitri Maslennikov, the cellist, won international competitions at age twelve and was granted a scholarship to the Conservatoire in Paris by the French government at fourteen.

Composer Biography

Tchaikovsky, one of the few Russian composers to achieve international success in the 1870s, found fame to be a source of both desire and aversion.

Critical Reception

Tchaikovsky's music often received contradictory reviews, being described as both 'genial and disarming' and 'mawkish kitsch or a completely insignificant noise'.