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)