The seasons, Op 37b (Tchaikovsky)
from Tchaikovsky: The seasons (CDA68028)
1 Moderato semplice ma espressivo [5'27]
2 Allegro giusto [2'35]
3 Andantino espressivo [2'40]
4 Allegretto con moto e un poco rubato [2'20]
5 Andantino [4'39]
6 Andante cantabile [5'35]
7 Allegro moderato con moto [1'43]
8 Allegro vivace [3'29]
9 Allegro non troppo [2'37]
10 Andante doloroso e molto cantabile [5'58]
11 Allegro moderato [2'52]
12 Tempo di valse [4'16]
44 minutes 11 seconds 12 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 ...