1812 Overture; Romeo and Juliet; Marche Slave; The Tempest

by Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado

1812 Overture; Romeo and Juliet; Marche Slave; The Tempest cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1999-01-01
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 1:08:24
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Claudio Abbado conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture', 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Marche slave' and 'The Tempest'. The program collects four of the composer's Shakespearean and patriotic orchestral works in Abbado's late Berlin period.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, martial, patriotic, literature, complex

Tracklist

  1. The Tempest Op. 18. Symphonic Fantasy After Shakespeare = Der Sturm – Symphonische Fantasie Nach Shakespeare = La Tempête – Fantaisie Symphonique D'Après Shakespeare (23:10)
  2. Slavonic March Op. 31 = Slawischer Marsch = Marche Slave (10:30)
  3. Romeo And Juliet. Fantasy Overture After Shakespeare = Romeo Und Julia – Fantasie-Ouvertüre Nach Shakespeare = Roméo Et Juliette – Ouverture-Fantaisie D'Après Shakespeare (20:04)
  4. Ouverture Solennelle "1812" Op. 49 (14:40)

Credits

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - primary artist, composed by
  • Claudio Abbado - primary artist, conductor
  • Hartmut Pfeiffer - art direction
  • Bernd Wiechert - liner notes
  • Cordula Groth - photography by
  • Christopher Alder - producer

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