Six morceaux, Op 19 (Tchaikovsky)
from Tchaikovsky: The seasons (CDA68028)
1 Rêverie du soir: Andante espressivo [5'31]
2 Scherzo humoristique: Allegro vivacissimo [3'57]
3 Feuillet d'album: Allegretto simplice [1'50]
4 Nocturne: Andante sentimentale [4'09]
5 Capriccioso: Allegretto simplice – Allegro vivacissimo – Tempo I [4'09]
6 Thème original et variations: Andante non tanto – Variations 1-12 [11'41]
31 minutes 17 seconds 6 tracks
The Guardian
‘This is Tchaikovsky at his best, in music of relatively short duration and of very wide-ranging character … the young Siberian-born Pavel Kolesnikov … shows an extra degree of poetry and is ...
‘Kolesnikov emphasises the delicacy and intimacy of these infrequently played pieces … the 12 short pieces of The Seasons are Tchaikovsky’s 'songs without words', although entirely pianist ...