Castle Classics Tchaikovsky, Boris (Russian 1925-1996)

D Shostakovich; B Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.15 Op. 141. Theme and eight variations for orchestra - Staatskapelle Dresden; Kyrill Kondrashin, conductor

Label - Profil

Cat. No. - PH06065

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B Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 - Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Serov, conductor; Saratov Conservatory Symphony Orchestra; Kirill Ershov, conductor

Label - Naxos

Cat. No. - 8570195

Including Symphony No. 1; The Murmuring Forest Film Suite; After the Ball

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B Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto - Pavel Alfyorov, double bass; Irina Goncharova, harpsichord; Yana Ivanilova, soprano; Anton Prischepa, clarinet; Olga Solovieva, harpsichord; Olga Solovieva, piano; Russian Academy of Music Chamber Orchestra

Label - Naxos

Cat. No. - 8557727

Including Clarinet Concerto • Piano Concerto • Signs of the Zodiac: I. Prelude • Signs of the Zodiac: II. - V.

Boris Tchaikovsky – no relation to Pyotr Il'yich – belongs to the generation of Soviet composers which falls between Shostakovich (one of his teachers) and Kabalevsky on one side, and Schnittke and Gubaidulina on the other. This selection presents a varied cross-section of his music, from the robust rhythms of his Piano Concerto to the significant cantata Signs of the Zodiac. The Clarinet Concerto is a wild, mesmerizing piece, here given a phenomenal performance by Anton Prischepa.
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B Tchaikovsky: Boris Tchaikovsky Edition Vol.1 - Valentin Feigin, cello; Igor Zhukov, piano; Grigory Feigin, violin; Leningrad Orchestra of Early & Modern Music; Edward Serov, conductor

Label - Albany

Cat. No. - TROY731

Including Cello Concerto; Suite for Solo Cello; Piano Trio

The perception of contemporary Russian music in the West is currently under revision. The post-Shostakovich era was once thought of as no more than a haven for the avant garde, with names such as Edison Denisov, Alfred Schnittke, and more recently, Sophia Gubaidulina, Galina Ustvolskaya, and others, claiming the limelight. But times are changing. A handful of lesser-known composers whose work stands at a stylistic crossroads between Shostakovich and their more celebrated counterparts are gradually coming into focus. These composers - they include such figures as Mieczeslav Weinberg, Andrei Eshpai, Boris Tishchenko, Georgi Sviridov, Gavriil Popov, Nikolai Peiko, and Revol Bunin - demonstrate that Russian music in the latter half of the 20th century is far richer and more varied than was previously imagined. Included in this distinguished company is Boris Tchaikovsky, hailed by such eminent figures as Shostakovich and Rostropovich as one of the most original voices of his generation (he bears no family relation to his famous 19th century namesake). His work offers an ever-fresh source of lyrical inventiveness and new formal possibilities, written in a contemporary style that embraces beauty, depth of expression, and accessibility. He was trained at the Moscow Conservatory at the worst of times: during Stalin's notorious postwar assault on the arts. To his credit, he refused to take part in the officially authorized tirades against the terrorized Shostakovich, who was banned from the Conservatory at the time, and whose former students, Tchaikovsky being one of them, were branded as "contaminated." He graduated in 1949, not totally unscathed himself, yet having studied under three of the most prominent masters of instrumental music of the time - Shostakovich, Miaskovsky and Shebalin. The cultural thaw of the early 1960s opened many doors for Soviet composers. Tchaikovsky's own artistic development was also in flux. The lyricism that lay at the base of his musical thinking was undergoing profound metamorphosis. That lyricism was progressively becoming couched within a fresh, mosaic style whereby the music's surface is carved into a succession of bold, accentuated utterances. The curious rhythmic rigidity of these utterances - a Tchaikovsky hallmark - is offset by considerable flexibility in the music's other variables, such as increased levels of dissonance and colorful instrumental contrasts. He had now found his own mature voice, which allowed him to create a powerful new language that was distinctly Russian in sound, thoroughly up-to-date, and capable of a wide range of expression. It is the language for all his future compositions and can be heard in this wonderful new CD
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B Tchaikovsky: Music for Cello & Piano. Lyrics of Pushkin - Visnevskaya, soprano; Sviatoslav Rostropovich, cello; Boris Tchaikovsky, piano

Label - Melodyia

Cat. No. - MELCD1000944

Including Sonata for Cello & Piano in E minor (1957); Lyrics of Pushkin – vocal cycle for voice and piano

(1972); Partita for Cello & Chamber Ensemble (1966)

Boris Tchaikovsky (1925-1996) was an outstanding Russian composer of the second half of the 20th century. Despite a prodigious output, Boris Tchaikovsky is little known to Russian music lovers let alone world listeners. His own unique language of music, is full of eloquent ethical content and was always free from both formal ideology and momentary fashion
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B Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (Renamed Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra); Vladimir Fedoseyev, conductor

Label - Chandos Historical

Cat. No. - CHAN10299

Including Sebastopol Symphony; Music for Orchestra; The Wind of Siberia
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B Tchaikovsky: Chamber Symphony - Ludmila Golub, organ; Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra; Alexander Rudin, conductor

Label - Hyperion

Cat. No. - CDA67413

Including Sinfonietta for Strings; Chamber Symphony; Six Études for Organ and String Orchestra; Prelude 'The Bells' orch. by Pyotr Klimov

Boris Tchaikovsky made a living in the post-World War II years from writing for the theatre, for film and for television. His 'serious' compositions have an accessibility and appeal which have been described as having something of the Shostakovich-without-the-angst' about them
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