Vladimir Jurowski – Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 22, TH 12 (1877 Version) (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Swan Lake is the first of the three great ballets that Tchaikovsky wrote, and arguably the most famous. The piece is mainly known in the shape it obtained in 1895, when it became a classic in the choreography of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. That “imperial” version strayed from Tchaikovsky’s world premiere score, with several cuts, abridgements and displacements. This high definition recording presents the work as it was heard during the 1877 world premiere performance, highlighting the extraordinary symphonic qualities of Tchaikovsky’s original conception.

Swan Lake is performed by the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov” led by its Artistic Director Vladimir Jurowski. Jurowski has recorded extensively for PENTATONE and has received enthusiastic critical acclaim. In July 2017, he signed a long-term, multi-album agreement with PENTATONE including a new complete cycle of the symphonies of Sergei Prokofiev with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”. Other releases by Jurowski for PENTATONE include violin concertos by Britten and Hindemith with Arabella Steinbacher, and tone poems by Mahler and Strauss, performed with the Rundfunk- Sinfonieorchester Berlin where he is Chief Conductor and Artistic Director.

Tracklist:

CD1
01. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 (1877 Version): Introduction
02. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 1, Scène. Allegro giusto
03. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 2, Valse
04. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 3, Scène. Allegro moderato
05. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 4a, Pas de trois. I. Intrada. Allegro
06. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 4b, Pas de trois. II. Andante sostenuto
07. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 4c, Pas de trois. III. Allegro semplice
08. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 4d, Pas de trois. IV. Moderato
09. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 4e, Pas de trois. V. Allegro
10. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 4f, Pas de trois. VI. Coda. Allegro vivace
11. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 5a, Pas de deux. I. Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato
12. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 5b, Pas de deux. II. Andante
13. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 5c, Pas de deux. III. Tempo di valse
14. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 5d, Pas de deux. IV. Coda. Allegro molto vivace
15. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 6, Pas d’action. Andatino quasi moderato
16. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 7, Sujet
17. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 8, Danse des coupes. Tempo di polacca
18. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I (1877 Version): No. 9, Finale. Andante
19. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 10, Scène. Moderato
20. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 11, Scène. Allegro moderato
21. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 12, Scène. Allegro
22. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 13a, Danses des cygnes. I. Tempo di valse
23. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 13b, Danses des cygnes. II. Moderato assai
24. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 13c, Danses des cygnes. III. Tempo di valse
25. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 13d, Danses des cygnes. IV. Allegro moderato

CD2
01. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 13e, Danses des cygnes. V. Pas d’action. Andante
02. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 13f, Danses des cygnes. VI. Tempo di valse
03. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 13g, Danses des cygnes. VII. Coda. Allegro vivo
04. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II (1877 Version): No. 14, Scène. Moderato
05. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 15, Allegro giusto
06. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 16, Danses du corps de ballet et des nains
07. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 17, Scène. La sortie des invités et la valse
08. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 18, Scène. Allegro
09. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 19a, Pas de six. Intrada. Moderato assai
10. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 19b, Pas de six. Var. 1, Allegro
11. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 19c, Pas de six. Var. 2, Andante con moto
12. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 19d, Pas de six. Var. 3, Moderato
13. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 19e, Pas de six. Var. 4, Allegro
14. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 19f, Pas de six. Var. 5, Moderato
15. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 19g, Pas de six. Coda. Allegro molto
16. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 20a, Danse hongroise
17. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 20b, Danse russe pour Mlle. Pelageya Karpakova
18. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 21, Danse espagnole
19. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 22, Danse napolitaine
20. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 23, Mazurka
21. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III (1877 Version): No. 24, Scène. Allegro
22. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act IV (1877 Version): No. 25, Entr’acte. Moderato
23. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act IV (1877 Version): No. 26, Scène. Allegro non troppo
24. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act IV (1877 Version): No. 27, Danses des petits cygnes
25. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act IV (1877 Version): No. 28, Scène. Allegro agitato
26. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act IV (1877 Version): No. 29, Finale. Andante