Artist: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan Title: Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works Vol. 3 Year Of Release: 2025 Label: Chandos Genre: Classical Quality: flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet Total Time: 01:18:45 Total Size: 433 / 337 mb / 1.28 gb WebSite: Album Preview Tracklist 01. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 53, TH 32: I. Jeu de sons. Andantino un poco rubato 02. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 53, TH 32: II. Valse. Moderato 03. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 53, TH 32: III. Scherzo burlesque. Vivace con spirito 04. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 53, TH 32: IV. Rêves d'enfant. Andante molto sostenuto 05. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 53, TH 32: V. Danse baroque. Vivacissimo 06. Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5: Entr'acte to Act II - Waltz 07. Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5: Polonaise 08. The Enchantress, TH 9: Danse des histrions 09. The Storm, Op. 76, TH 36 10. Slavonic March, Op. 31, TH 45 Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra continue their fascinating survey of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works, combining established repertoire with lesser-known works to great effect. For this third volume, the former are represented by orchestral excerpts from Eugene Onegin, and the brooding Marche slave. Eugene Onegin is without doubt Tchaikovsky’s best-known opera, regularly performed by opera companies around the globe. The ‘Entr’acte and Waltz’ opens Act II, a party in the country for the name-day of Onegin’s neighbour Tatyana, whilst the ‘Polonaise’ sets the scene for Act III, with another, much grander ball set years later in St Petersburg. The Marche slave was written in just five days as part of a fundraiser to support Montenegro and Serbia in their war against the Turks. Less well-known music includes the ‘Dance of the Tumblers’ from the rarely performed opera The Enchantress, whilst the overture The Storm was a student exercise inspired by the play by Alexander Ostrovsky. The most substantial work on the album is the Second Orchestral Suite, the format of which freed Tchaikovsky from the strict formal demands of the symphony and gave him greater licence for experimentation