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Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Neeme Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3; Francesca da Rimini
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: I. Elegie: Andantino molto cantabile
2. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: II. Valse melancolique: Allegro moderato
3. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: III. Scherzo: Presto
4. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto -
5. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation I
6. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation II: Molto piu mosso
7. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation III: Tempo del tema -
8. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation IV: Tempo del tema -
9. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation V: Allegro risoluto
10. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation VI: Allegro vivace
11. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation VII: Moderato
12. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation VIII: Largo
13. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation IX: Allegro molto vivace
14. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation X: Allegro vivo e un poco rubato
15. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation XI: Moderato mosso
16. Suite No. 3 Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto - Variation XII: Finale, Polacca: Moderato assai
17. Francesca da Rimini Op. 32: Fantasia After Dante: Andante lugubre
18. Francesca da Rimini Op. 32: Fantasia After Dante: Allegro vivo
19. Francesca da Rimini Op. 32: Fantasia After Dante: Andante cantabile non troppo
20. Francesca da Rimini Op. 32: Fantasia After Dante: Allegro vivo

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All Artists: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Neeme Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Title: Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3; Francesca da Rimini
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 2/20/1996
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Symphonies, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 095115941928

Synopsis

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The Third Suite is both the best known and the least known of the four that Tchaikovsky wrote. This is because its finale, a brilliant "theme and variations" lasting some 20 minutes, is often performed separately while the first three movements, which are by no means inferior, hardly ever get played at all. Here's a chance to make up for this injustice. The whole work is a delight--every bit as fine as the symphonies--and this performance is excitingly direct and refreshing. --David Hurwitz

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CD Reviews

Third Suite Finely Executed, but Francesca is Pretty Bad

Eugene G. Barnes | Dunn Loring, VA USA | 03/12/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The Third Suite would get 4 stars and the "Francesca" 2 stars if I could separate them. The Third Suite is very close to a symphony in tone and temperament, and at 44 minutes, takes up the majority of this CD. Here we have a good rendition of a minor Tchaikovsky opus, and you ought to get to know it if you don't already.The tone poem "Francesca da Rimini" (the filler, at 25 minutes) is another matter entirely. Here Tchaikovsky paints in his most apocalyptic colors the story of two lovers cast into Hell for their sins. This music will not tolerate a tepid or pedestrian approach. It begs for consummate mastery, for total commitment, for every performance to be the ultimate one, to leave you on the floor in utter anguish. Sadly, Neeme Jarvi falls far short in this assignment. This performance goes nowhere fast. Jarvi makes the Bartokian Gates of Hell passage that opens the piece a simple walk into a dark room. He makes the blasting Winds of Hell a merely unwelcome summer storm.The Detroit Symphony plays as accurately and as musically as it can, and the sound is more than sufficient. But may I suggest that you buy it for the Third Suite if you wish. Only look elsewhere for a "Francesca.""