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| Tchaikovsky At Tea Time: A Refreshing Blend For Body And Spirit | 
 enlarge | Creators: Julian Lloyd Webber, Kenneth Heath, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Anatole Fistoulari, Colin Davis, Maxim Shostakovich, Neville Marriner, Pierre Monteux, Seiji Ozawa, Valery Gergiev, Beaux Arts Trio, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-fields, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, St.petersburg Kirov Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Arrau, Hugh Maguire, Viktoria Mullova
Label: Philips
Category: Music
List Price: $7.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 11001
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 454498
UPC: 028945449821
EAN: 0028945449821
ASIN: B0000041FC
Release Date: June 11, 1996
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| Tracks:
| • | String Quartet No. 1 In D: Andante Cantabile | | • | Swan Lake: Odette And The Prince (Act II) | | • | Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor: Andantino | | • | Swan Lake: Pas de deux (Act III) | | • | The Sleeping Beauty: Panorama (Act II) | | • | Violin Concerto In D: Canzonetta (Andante) | | • | The Nutcracker Suit (Selections): Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy | | • | The Nutcracker Suit (Selections): Coffee Dance | | • | The Nutcracker Suit (Selections): Tea Dance | | • | The Nutcracker Suit (Selections): Dance Of The Reed-pipes | | • | Rococco Variations: Final variation | | • | Piano Trio In A Minor: Andante con moto | | • | Piano Trio In A Minor: Variation I. L'istesso tempo | | • | Piano Trio In A Minor: Variation IX. Andante flebile, ma non tanto | | • | Piano Trio In A Minor: Variation XI. Moderato | | • | The Sleeping Beauty: Vision Of Aurora | | • | Serenade For Strings In C: Elegie: Larghtto elegiaco |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Great Recordings January 7, 2008
This is a simple compilation of (a few of) Tschaikovsy's lighter works performed by some of the world's most renowned artists. Nice CD for someone who is learning to appreciate good music like myself.
Tchaikovsky and Tchai July 17, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I wondered what do Tchaikovsky and Tea have in common, and then I remembered that in many countries across the world - the word for tea is "tchai". That aside, yes, this is a refreshing blend of music, perfect for tea time - relaxing and reviving at the same time, and quite a bit dreamy.
Teatime...or otherwise. November 1, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've owned this for years & play it often. It IS perfect for teatime, as it makes pleasant background music which you can talk over....but is also great w/volume up in car w/it's rambunctious side and incredible instrumentation. A really nice blend of Tchaikovsky's pieces.
Tchaikovsky's Dreamier Music: A Soothing Album July 31, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
"Set your Life to Classical Music" is a fine album series that feature beautiful classical music for background music of any occasion- weddings, barbecues, breakfast, beauty sleep, bathtime, reading a book, romantic dinner, massages you name it. And indeed many classical pieces are perfectly therapeutic sessions in themselves. This album features the more intimate-sounding, soulful, sweet and relaxing tunes of Tchaikovsky. He did compose heavier and more dramatically intense music- his later symphonies, his Overtures and operas. But here we hear no Russian fire or harshness. Instead we are treated to the charming Mozartian style works of the Roccoco Variations and the Piano Trios. The disc also features the Andantino from his Piano Concerto No. 1 - and that piece is almost a Chopin Nocturne, with beautiful soft rubato and dream-like qualities. Included here is also the Pas De Deux and Odette and Siegfried theme from his ballet Swan Lake, lilting and graceful as the dancers movements themselves. The dance divertissements from Nutcracker round out the ballet segments with charming allure. The melancholy String Quartet and Serenade For Strings is here as well and not to mention the beautiful, wistful excerpts from the ballet Sleeping Beauty, his greatest ballet. The Panorama and Vision of Aurora played with delicate strings and sublime technicality. This is indeed a "refreshing blend for body and spirit" and is in fact perfect to listen to while drinking tea cosnidering you drink tea. I have tried it and believe me the experience is very soothing and refreshing. Try putting this on in your miniature CD player with headphones, then go out into an outdoor, natural environment, a park or a backyard garden or patio, and drink tea or read a book and you will find this is a fine companion.
Beautiful August 24, 2003
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
One of the best aspects of Tchiakovsky's music is the ocnsistency: he just DIDN'T compose any bad pieces. And with such consistency, you can compile a CD such as this.
THis CD gives you a proper taste of Tchaikovsky's style, and is a very nice sampler of some of his most famous works. This CD lacks some of his more energetically volatile works, but it thus lives up to its title. It is extremely relaxing, and soothes you as you listen to it. The works are melodic, and the orchestras and soloists are superb, especially in the Serenade and the Rococco Variations. I highly recommend this CD for anyone, even if you aren't a huge classical music fan.
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