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The second Symphony of Peter Tchaikovsky is partly an example of
a popular trend of the time: to include in serious concert works characteristics
of indigenous folk music. The folk melodies utilized in this symphony are of
Ukrainian origin. They can be heard in the introduction to the first
movement, the main theme of the second, and the introduction to the final
movement.
Tchaikovsky's Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 48, consists of
four movements: Pezzo in forma di sonatina, Valse, Elegia, and Finale; altogether
the parts create a small symphony.
P. Tchaikovsky
(1840 - 1893)
Symphony No. 2
in C minor, Op. 17 (second version)
1. Andante sostenuto. Allegro vivo - 10:38
2. Andante
marciale, quas moderato - 8:24
3. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace - 4:57
4. Finale.
Moderato assai. Allegro vivo - 10:17
Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, Op. 48
5. Pezzo in
forma di sonatina. Andante non troppo. Allegro moderato - 11:20
6. Valse.
Moderato, dolce e molto grazioso - 3:43
7. Elegia, larghetto elegiaco - 10:02
8. Finale (Thema Russo). Andante. Allegro con spirito - 7:48
Total time - 67:09
The USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgeni Svetlanov, conductor