P. I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Works

Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840–93)

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 ‘Little Russian’ /Large Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Cultue, Russian Federation & Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ‘Polish’ /Large Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Cultue, Russian Federation & Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 /Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra & Evgeny Mravinsky

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (Recorded for Deutsche Grammophon) /Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra & Evgeny Mravinsky

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 ‘Pathétique’ (Recorded for Deutsche Grammophon) /Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra & Evgeny Mravinsky

Marche slave, Op. 31 (Recorded for Deutsche Grammophon) /Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra & Antal Dorati

Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 ‘Winter Daydreams’ /Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra & Konstantin Ivanov

Symphony of Life (No.7?) (reconstructed Semyon Bogatyryev) Russian State Cinematographic Orchestra & Sergei Skripka

Manfred Symphony, Op. 58 /Large Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture, Russian Federation & Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 (Originallly issued by Deutsche Grammophon) /Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Wiener Symphoniker & Herbert von Karajan

Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62 /Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44 (Live recording) Emil Gilels (piano), USSR State Symphony Orchestra & Kirill Kondrashin

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 /David Oistrakh (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 (First issue 2009) /Moscow State Symphony Orchestra & Pavel Kogan

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Originally issued by Deutsche Grammophon) /Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra & Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Swan Lake: Ballet Suite /USSR State Symphony Orchestra & Evgeny Svetlanov

The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a /USSR State Symphony Orchestra & Evgeny Svetlanov

Polonaise from the Opera Cherevichki /USSR State Symphony Orchestra & Evgeny Svetlanov

Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Polonaise /USSR State Symphony Orchestra & Evgeny Svetlanov

Suite No. 3 in G major, Op.55 /Russian National Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski

Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture (First issue 2009) /Moscow State Symphony Orchestra & Pavel Kogan

Capriccio italien, Op. 45 (First issue 2009) /Moscow State Symphony Orchestra

Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24) – First issue 2009 /Moscow State Symphony Orchestra

Serenade for strings in C major, Op. 48 /Large Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio & Vladimir Fedoseyev

Waltz from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 /Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

Sleeping Beauty, Suite, Op. 66a /Philadelphia Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy

1812 Overture, Op. 49 /University of Minnesota Brass Band, Bronze Canon, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra & Antal Dorati

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Classic recordings of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral music, focused around the symphonies, ballet suites, concertos and overtures.

Recordings from 1962-1992, from Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Pentatone, Musical Concepts, Melodiya and Mercury.