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Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev / Arvids Jansons
ICA Classics

Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev / Arvids Jansons

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Details

Composer
Sergei Prokofiev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist
Arvids Jansons
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Mar 08, 2024
Catalog #
ICAC5177
UPC
5060244551770

About

Arvīds Jansons (1914-1984) was born in Liepāja on Latvia’s west coast. He studied violin from 1929 until 1935 at the Conservatory of Liepāja, then composition and conducting (under Leo Blech) at the Conservatory of Riga from 1940 until 1944, while working as a violinist at Riga Opera.

In 1944, he was appointed conductor of Riga Opera, then of the Latvian Radio Orchestra (1947–1952), and in 1952 he was appointed associate conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic under Yevgeny Mravinsky. He toured frequently with them as well as with other Russian orchestras, to the UK and to the Continent, from 1970 onwards.
Jansons became principal guest conductor of Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra in 1965 at the personal invitation of Sir John Barbirolli, who knew of Jansons as an expert orchestral conductor but a genius in the rehearsal studio. It was in Manchester that Jansons collapsed and died from a heart attack in 1984 while conducting a concert with the Hallé. Arvīds was the father of Mariss Jansons (1943-2019).

The key point about this release is that Arvīds Jansons’s recordings are extremely rare and will be sought after by collectors. This 2-CD set is the first to release Arvīds Jansons’s recordings with the celebrated Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Introduction - Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: VI: The Lilac Fairy (Tempo di valse) 05:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction - Prologue The Christening: Pas de six: VI: The Lilac Fairy (Tempo di valse)
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  3. 2 Act I: Pas d'action: Adagio, "Rose Adagio" 06:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Pas d'action: Adagio, "Rose Adagio"
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  4. 3 Act II: The Vision: Panorama (Andantino: The Awakening) 03:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II: The Vision: Panorama (Andantino: The Awakening)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  5. 4 Act I: Waltz 05:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Waltz
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  6. 5 Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 23:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
    Duration
    23:30
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  7. 6 I. Allegro 04:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    USSR State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  8. 7 II. Larghetto 04:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    USSR State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  9. 8 III. Gavotte: Non troppo allegro 02:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Gavotte: Non troppo allegro
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    USSR State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  10. 9 IV. Finale: Molto vivace 04:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Finale: Molto vivace
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    USSR State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  11. Disc 2
  12. 1 I. Andante - Allegro con anima 14:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro con anima
    Duration
    14:32
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  13. 2 II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 12:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
    Duration
    12:38
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  14. 3 III. Valse: Allegro moderato 05:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Valse: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons
  15. 4 IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace 11:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    11:18
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Arvīds Jansons