Utwory na płycie:

• Symphony No. 1: I. Allegro tranquillo (Dreams of a Winter Journey)
• Symphony No. 1: II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto (Land of Desolation, Land of Mists)
• Symphony No. 1: III. Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso
• Symphony No. 1: IV. Finale: Andante lugubre - Allegro maestoso
• : Marche slave (Slavonic March), Op. 31

Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, op.13
Marche slave (Slavonic March), op.31

This Tchaikovsky album is a continuation of the successful cycle which PentaTone started to release in 2011. The symphonies No’s 4, 5 and 6 were released this year and were all receiving critical acclaim. No.5 was CD of the month in BBC Music Magazine. The Russian National Orchestra conducted by Pletnev recorded these works earlier for Deutsche Gramophone and the reviewers generally are of the opinion that the PentaTone cycle is better than that of DG. Symphony 2 and 3 will follow later in 2012, so the cycle will be complete by the end of 2012. Here are some quotes from reviews of the last release (Symphony No. 6)