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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
Buy New: $4.05
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7051
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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 3 more reviews...
Tunes for tea sippers September 29, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Who doesn't know Tchaikovsky ? I mean yes, it took me a while to learn how to spell his name but the guy has supplied all those lucky who will listen with a lifetime of good music. This compilation starts of soothing and relaxing, just when your tea is still hot, later when it starts to cool off the tunes get rowdier and more mischievous. My guess is that no one wanted spilling hot tea through over excitement, especially when that Nutcracker suite starts to bubble up, by then even my cats look like they want to dance. His music is sincere, beautiful, romantic and easily accessible for any ear.
Tea, books and kitties go perfectly well with this album, it's nice to have something to listen to while I enjoy three of my favorite things. I'm not a total geek, I do like lots of other things that include life but when I want to curl up and sip away this is beautiful and almost hypnotic but not distracting from relaxation. Everyone will find a favorite here, something they heard before and even those new to classical music or to Tchaikovsky will find that this covers a lot of his well knows pieces. I like this series because it's all ready mixed up, I don't have to select separate albums and pick out what I want to listen to, it's a play list that will match the activity almost to a tee. Overall most of these are relaxing, one can certainly take a bath and put this on or it's perfect for the holidays when the music seems to be more sparkling as if sprinkled with sugar and spice. So sit back and enjoy, tea not mandatory but certainly advisable.
- Kasia S.
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
7 out of 8 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
11 out of 11 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.
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