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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major / Piano Concerto in B-Flat Minor

1/1/2003, 6 Tracks, 1:07:24

Featuring

  • Kent Nagano
  • Christian Tetzlaff
  • Nikolai Lugansky
  • Russian National Orchestra
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Composition History

The creation of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto is closely linked to violinist Josef Kotek, who provided suggestions during its composition.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the composer, received his first piano lessons from his mother at age five, but as a child, he was prone to psychosomatic attacks and depression.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

Polyhymnia International, the recording facility, was founded in 1998 as a management buy-out of the former Philips Classics Recording Center.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in February 2003 at the Concert Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Tchaikovsky's relationship with his patroness, Nadezhda von Meck, lasted 13 years without them ever meeting, documented by over 1200 letters.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Violin Concerto's solo part was initially considered "unplayable" due to its accumulation of technical difficulties and showpieces.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 was initially deemed "unplayable" and "no good" by Nikolai Rubinstein, the Principal of the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, leading Tchaikovsky to rededicate it.

Source: Booklet

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