Tchaikovsky Archive

We are used to listening to the Ballets of Peter Tchaikovsky as he scored them beautifully for symphony orchestra. On this recording we hear an arrangement of this music for piano duo. Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites …

On this CD the Heath Quartet brings us a contrasting program of Tchaikovsky’s String Quartets: his Quartet No. 1 (well-known for its “Andante cantabile”) and the amazing Quartet No. 3. Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in …

A few years ago, I attended a concert by the Vienna Philharmonic. This took place at the UC Berkeley Zellerbach auditorium, and the conductor was Semyon Bychkov. He conducted the Mahler symphony #6, and to …

I admire the late Svaitoslav Richter, because I am thrilled by the passion that he brings to his interpretations. This recording preserves for us music that he played many years ago, and that deserves to …

If you enjoy music for violin and orchestra, then this new recording is for you. It features two composers whose music is so often passionate and tender. But also two performers who are amazing figures …