Tchaikovsky: Songs (Complete), Vol. 1

Featuring

Ljuba Kazarnovskaya
Ljuba Orfenova
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Did you know?

1/6

Critical Reception

Tchaikovsky's hundred or so songs, though among his least-known works today, enjoyed considerable success during his lifetime.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tchaikovsky used his songs, like his larger compositions, as expressive vehicles for his highly charged life.

Recording & Production

This recording was made on August 18th, and September 3rd and 5th, 1997.

Recording & Production

This album features soprano Ljuba Kazarnovskaya and pianist Ljuba Orfenova.

Compositional Technique

Tchaikovsky's natural gift for expressive melodies was combined with a hard-won and often original compositional technique in his most successful works.

Composer Biography

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, the composer, is arguably the greatest nineteenth-century Russian composer, known for his beautiful and deeply expressive melodies.