Arcadi Volodos, piano with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted Seiji Ozawa. Sony Classical SK93067 or 88697640112.
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The work is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B-flat, two bassoons, four horns in F, two trumpets in F, three trombones (two tenor, one bass), timpani, solo piano, and strings.
Leonard Bernstein and New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Deutsche Grammophon – 429 234-2.
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The Symphony is dedicated to Theodor Avé-Lallemant and was first performed on the 17th of November 1888 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, conducted by Tchaikovsky himself who composed the work between May and August of that year.
London performances
Royal Albert Hall, 27-Aug-2017, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with Louis Langrée conducting.
The other works performed on the night were Bernstein's On the Waterfront – symphonic suite (22 mins) and Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait (15 mins)
