Romeo y Julieta / Francesca da Rimini / Capricho Italiano / Obertura “1812”

~ Release by Tchaikovsky; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Part of 101-CD series "Deutsche Grammophon Collection", released weekly in newsstands.

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-15 19:39 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Romeo and Juliet
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1981-03)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1981-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1981-03)
recorded at:
Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1981-03)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed) (in 1981-03)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky20:33
2Francesca da Rimini op. 32
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1981-03)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1981-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1981-03)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1981-03)
recording of:
Francesca da Rimini, op. 32 (in 1981-03)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1877-03-09)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-10 until 1876-11)
dedicated to:
Сергей Танеев (Sergei Taneyev, Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author)
premiered at:
[concert] (1877-03-09) (premiere concert for Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini)
publisher:
P. Jurgenson (in 1878)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 32), The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 46) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 43)
is based on:
Inferno (first part of Dante Alighieri's Comedìa)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky25:27
3Capriccio italien, op. 45
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1981-03)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1981-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1981-03)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1981-03)
recording of:
Capriccio italien, op. 45 (in 1981-03)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1880-12-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-05)
dedicated to:
Карл Юльевич Давыдов (Karl Davydov)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 47), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 44) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 45)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:53
4Ouverture solennelle 1812, op. 49
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1981-03)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1981-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1981-03)
recorded at:
Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1981-03)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 (in 1981-03)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:58

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part of:Deutsche Grammophon Collection (number: 009) (order: 10)