The Tchaikovsky Cycle (DVDs)

Hailed by the press as "the definitive video production" of Tchaikovsky's music, The Tchaikovsky Cycle features an exceptional concert series, recorded live at the Alte Oper Frankfurt. Fedoseyev's perceptive reading of the works of his fellow countryman, the masterly playing of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and international guest soloists like the brilliant Japanese violinist Kyoko Takezawa, Brazilian cellist and Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medallist Antonio Meneses, acclaimed Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev, soprano Lydia Shernikh as well as the baritone Alexander Nenaovsky combine to produce performances which are revelatory in their execution and understanding of Tchaikovsky's music and the Russian heritage.DVD 1Symphony No. 1 in G minor op. 13 "Winter Daydreams"Francesca da Rimini op. 32Variations on a Rococo Theme for violoncello and orchestra op. 33Antonio Meneses, celloDVD 2Symphony No. 2 in C minor op. 17 "Little Russian"Excerpts from the opera "Eugene Onegin"Lydia Shernikh (Tatyana) Alexander Nenadovsky (Onegin)DVD 3Symphony No. 3 in D major op. 29 "Polish"Excerpts from "Swan Lake"Concert Fantasia for piano and orchestra in G major op. 56Mikhail Pletnev, pianoDVD 4Symphony No. 4 in F minor op. 36"The Year 1812", Festival Overture in E-flat major op. 49Violin Concerto in D major op. 35Viktor Tretyakov, violinDVD 5Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64Overture in F majorPiano Concerto No. 2 in G major op. 44Mikhail Pletnev, pianoDVD 6Symphony No. 6 in B minor op. 74 "Pathétique"Serenade for String Orchestra in C major op. 48Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor op. 23Mikhail Pletnev, piano