Tchaikovsky / Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne / Kitaje Kitajenko Conducts Tchaikovsky CD

In celebration of the 75th birthday of Dmitri Kitaenko, often lauded as one of the great conductors of our time, OehmsClassics has boxed up for release Mr. Kitaenko's recent and most highly regarded, and in one instance awarded a Supersonic notice from the prestigious Luxembourg-based magazine Pizzicato, complete Tchaikovsky symphony cycle on 8CDs. The set features the six numbered, completed symphonies, the Manfred Symphony, op. 58, and the late, unfinished Symphony in E-Flat (No. 7; 1891/92) as reconstructed by Semyon Bogatyrev in the mid 1950s. Along with the symphonies are several other orchestral works, including the Rococo Suite and the Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a, as well as the unfinished, single movement Third Piano Concerto, op. Posth. 75 (1893) featuring Lilya Zilberstein at the piano. On these recordings, Mr. Kitaenko is at the helm of the Cologne G?rzenich Orchestra, of which he has held the post of Honorary Conductor since 2009.

1. Lento Lugubre - Moderato Con Moto - Andante - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 2. Vivace Con Spirito - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 3. Andante Con Moto - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 4. Allegro Con Fuoco - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 5. Allegro Tranquillo - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 6. Adagio Cantabile, Ma Non Tanto - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 7. Allegro Scherzando Giocoso - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 8. Andante Lugubre - Allegro Moderato - Allegro Maestoso - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 9. Introduction - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 10. Melodrama - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 11. Dance of the Skomorokhi - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 12. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Vivo - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 13. Andantino Marziale, Quasi Moderato - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 14. Scherzo. Allegro Molto E Vivace - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 15. Finale. Moderato Assai - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 16. Moderato Assai Quasi Andante - Thema: Moderato Semplice - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 17. Variazione I: Tempo Del Tema - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 18. Variazione II: Tempo Del Tema - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 19. Variazione III: Andante Sostenuto - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 20. Variazione IV: Andante Grazioso - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 21. Variazione V: Allegro Moderato - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 22. Variazione VI: Andante - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 23. Variazione VII E Coda: Allegro Vivo - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 24. Andante Cantabile - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 25. Introduzione E Allegro - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 26. Alla Tedesca. Allegro Moderato - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 27. Andante Elegiaco - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 28. Scherzo. Allegro Vivo - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 29. Finale. Allegro Con Fuoco - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 30. Introduction Et la F?e Des Lilas - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 31. Pas D'action - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 32. Panorama - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 33. Valse - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 34. Andante Sostenuto. Moderato Con Anima - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 35. Andantino in Modo Di Canzona - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 36. Scherzo. Pizzicato Ostinato - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 37. Finale. Allegro Con Fuoco - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 38. Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 39. Adagio - Allegro Non Troppo - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 40. Allegro Con Grazia - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 41. Allegro Molto Vivace - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 42. Finale. Adagio Lamentoso - Andante - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 43. Andante - Allegro Con Anima - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 44. Andante Cantabile, Con Alcuna Licenza - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 45. Valse: Allegro Moderato - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 46. Finale: Andante Maestoso - Allegro Vivace - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 47. Ouverture - Gurzenich-Orchester Koln 48. Allegro Brillante - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 49. Andante - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 50. Scherzo. Vivace Assai - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN 51. Finale. Allegro Maestoso - G?rzenich-Orchester K?LN