Since you are interested in The Best Of Tchaikovsky (Includes the complete Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Op 41 The National Academic Choir of the Ukraine 'Dumka' / Yevhen Savchur [ Brilliant Classics Musica Sacra / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] After their successful recording of Rachmaninov' s Vespers the Dumka Choir made a new recording of Tchaikovsky's masterwork the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, in which he captures the spirit of the Russ. |
LISZT / SCHUMANN / RAVEL / BEETHOVEN / RACHMANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / DVORAK / CHOPIN
The Great Piano Concertos: Liszt, Schumann, Ravel. Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, etc Emil Gilels, Rudolf Firku?ny, Klara Wartz, Halane Grimaud, Nelson Freire, Evgeny Kissin, Nikolai Lugansky (pianos). Various orchestras. Various conduc [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "A mixed bag, to say the least" (MusicWeb Dec 2004) |
CHOPIN / RACHMANINOV / ALBENIZ / SATIE / MOZART / MENDELSSOHN / SCHUBERT / etc
The Piano Collection (25 CD Set ) Evgeny Kissin, Halane Grimaud, Hakon Austbo, Martijn van den Hoek, Sviatoslav Richter, Klara Wartz, Alfred Brendel, Emil Gilels (pianos) [ Brilliant Classics / 25 CD Box Set - released 16/Dec/2006 ] 25 CD's offers superb quality piano music equally superbly executed by outstanding musicians such as Alfred Brendel, Sviatoslav Richter, Hélène Grimaud, Håkon Austbø, Emil Gilels, Yevgeny Kissin… and the list goes on. |
FRANCK / DEBUSSY
Violin Sonatas (with Tchaikovsky - Humoresque, etc) (Rec 2004) Liza Ferschtman (violin) Bas Verheijden (piano) [ Brilliant Classics SACD / SACD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] "This is quite a conventional programme with the Debussy acting as a foil for the meaty Franck and the Tchaikovsky occupying the sorbet-and-ice-cream end of the lyric meal. That's no bad way to showcase a young duo's talent - and this is a real duo... |
PROKOFIEV / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH / STRAVINSKY / KNIPPER / etc
Mstislav Rostropovich Edition: Historic Russian Achives (Rec 1961-72) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) with various orchestras plus Alexander Dedukhin and Aram Khatchaturian (pianos) [ Brilliant classics / 10 CD - released 17/Nov/2005 ] "There’s plenty here to get one’s teeth into, not least at Brilliant’s advantageous price bracket, and a variety of works, both big and small, well-known and obscure. As with the Gilels I would say that concerns over provenance will be swept away by... |
VIVALDI / TCHAIKOVSKY / SCHUMANN / BACH / BRAHMS / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / CHOPIN / etc
Four Seasons: generous selection of music suitable for the respective seasons Royal Philharmonic / Academy of St Martins / Armenian Philharmonic / London Symphony Orchestra / etc [ brilliant classics / 4 CD - released 17/Nov/2005 ] "Safe gift fodder then, for all grandmothers and relatives who have ‘good taste’." (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
RESPIGHI
Symphonic Poems (Incls 'Pines of Rome') Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Batiz [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "played to the hilt and recorded with enough amplitude to arouse the hard of hearing" - CD Review (USA) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tretiakov Edition: various violin concertos, chamber music and solo pieces Viktor Tretiakov (violin) with various orchestras and accompanists [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD - released 28/Nov/2006 ] Viktor Tretiakov is a prominent Russian violinist who won the Tchaikovsky International Competition at 20 in 1966. Somehow his fame in the Western world has not equalled that of some of his fellow countrymen playing the violin. |