TCHAIKOVSKY, B.: Piano Concerto / Clarinet Concerto / Signs of the Zodiac - Russian Academy of Music Chamber Orchestra

Widely respected in Russia and praised by figures such as Shostakovich and Rostropovich, Boris Tchaikovsky amassed a formidable body of works, including four symphonies, four instrumental concertos, and an abundance of music for the cinema. At a time when other Russian composers were drawn to avant-garde trends in the West, Tchaikovsky began to explore a bolder musical language of his own, capable of an astonishingly wide range of expression. The works on this disc offer a varied cross-section of his repertoire, from the robust rhythms of his Piano Concerto to his most important vocal work, the cantata Signs of the Zodiac.

Tchaikovsky, Boris

 Piano Concerto

 Clarinet Concerto

Tchaikovsky, Boris

Tyutchev, Fyodor Ivanovich - Lyricist

Blok, Alexander - Lyricist

Zabolotsky, Nikolai - Lyricist

Tsvetayeva, Marina - Lyricist

 Signs of the Zodiac: I. Prelude

 Signs of the Zodiac: II. - V.