Kitajenko conducts Tchaikovsky with Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Disc 1 (Total Time: 75:56)
1 Overture Pique Dame, Op. 68 (1889/90)
2 Capriccio Italien Op. 45 (1879/80)
3–5 The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 (Selection) (1873)
6–9 The Sleeping Beauty – Suite Op. 66a (1888/89)
10–17 Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (1876/77)*
Disc 2 (Total Time: 64:49)
1 From String Quartet No. 1 in D major Op. 11 (1871)
2–18 The Nutcracker Op. 71 (Selection) (1892)
Dmitrij Kitajenko, conductor
Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
* Leonard Elschenbroich, cello
** Cologne Cathedral Choir – Boys' Choir
Knaben des Kölner Domchores
Chorus Master: Eberhard Metternich
This compilation brings together popular orchestral works and ballet music by Tchaikovsky. Kitajenko,
who turned 80 last year and has been closely associated with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
as a conductor for many years, sets special standards for the interpretation of Russian music with
these recordings.