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Podcast: Classical Music Discoveries
Episode: 18030 Tchaikovsky - Rare Works
Description: Rare works by Tchaikovsky:Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture - 1st recording of Tchaikovsky's initial version of this work completed in 1869Serenade for Nikolai Rubenstein's Saint's Day - 1st recordingFestival Overture on the Danish National Anthem, Op. 15 - 1st recordingThe Battle of Poltava Symphonic TableauCossack Dance Gopak from Mazeppa - 1st recording as a concert pairIncidental Music to Shakespeare's Hamlet, Op. 67 - 1st complete recordingOphelia - Janis Kelly, sopranoGravedigger - Derek Hammond-Stroud, baritone
London Symphony OrchestraGeoffrey Simon, conductor
Musical Heritage SocietyMHS Stereo 824172Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting, LondonJanuary 1981
Purchase the music (without talk) at:Tchaikovsky Rare Works (classicalsavings.com...