Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 - Rimsky-Korsakov: Kitezh Suite London Symphony Orchestra & Gianandrea Noseda

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64:
• 1 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro con anima 14:04
• 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Moderato con anima - Andante mosso - Allegro non troppo 12:25
• 3 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Valse. Allegro moderato 05:44
• 4 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace - Molto vivace - Moderato assai e molto maestoso - Presto - Molto meno mosso 12:28
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908): Suite from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya:
• 5 Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya: I. Prelude. A Hymn to Nature 04:01
• 6 Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya: II. Wedding Procession - Tartar Invasion 03:08
• 7 Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya: III. The Battle of Kerzhenets 04:33
• 8 Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya: IV. Blessed Death of Fevroniya and Apotheosis of the Invisible City 10:18
• Total Runtime 01:06:41

Info for Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 - Rimsky-Korsakov: Kitezh Suite

History, heritage, and fate combine in this recording from Gianandrea Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra, bringing together the music of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, brimming over with drama and emotional intensity, charts a course from darkness to a final, life-affirming glimmer of optimism. Composed in 1888 and conducted by Tchaikovsky for it's November premiere that year, the symphony makes use of a recurring main 'Fate theme' to bring together the work's four movements. Rimsky-Korsakov dug deep into Russian legends and folk tales for his opera. "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh". Follow the mythical, magical story of the 'Russian Atlantis' in this orchestral suite, told through the composer's glittering orchestral palette.

Tchaikovsky's sublime fifth symphony of 1888 is here coupled with the suite from Rimsky-Korsakov's grandest mythological opera—The Legend of the invisible city of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya, first performed in 1907.

London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

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