Episode 30: 18030 Tchaikovsky - Rare Works

Rare works by Tchaikovsky:Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture - 1st recording of Tchaikovsky's initial version of this work completed in 1869Serenade for Nikolai Rubenstein's Saint's Day - 1st recordingFestival Overture on the Danish National Anthem, Op. 15 - 1st recordingThe Battle of Poltava Symphonic TableauCossack Dance Gopak from Mazeppa - 1st recording as a concert pairIncidental Music to Shakespeare's Hamlet, Op. 67 - 1st complete recordingOphelia - Janis Kelly, sopranoGravedigger - Derek Hammond-Stroud, baritone London Symphony OrchestraGeoffrey Simon, conductor Musical Heritage SocietyMHS Stereo 824172Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting, LondonJanuary 1981 Purchase the music (without talk) at:Tchaikovsky Rare Works (classicalsavings.com)Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com