# Peter Tchaikovsky: The Seasons · Four Entra'actes from Hamlet

> Peter Tchaikovsky: The Seasons · Four Entra'actes from Hamlet – Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonid Grin. Ondine ODE 782-2, CD, released April 1992.

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- **Composer:** Peter Tchaikovsky
- **Work(s):** The Seasons · Four Entra'actes from Hamlet
- **Performers:** Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonid Grin
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 782-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 April 1992
- **EAN / UPC:** 6413657778224
- **Tracks:** 16, total 69:26
- **Genres:** Orchestral

## Track listing

**Peter Tchaikovsky**

- *The Seasons, Op. 37b (orch. Alexander Gauk)*
1. I. January: At the Fireside (5:33)
2. II. February: Carnival (2:45)
3. III. March: Song of the Lark (2:58)
4. IV. April: Snowdrop (2:49)
5. V. May: Starlit Nights (4:23)
6. VI. June: Barcarolle (5:42)
7. VII. July: Song of the Reapers (1:48)
8. VIII. August: Harvest (4:18)
9. IX. September: Hunting (3:00)
10. X. October: Autumn Song (5:29)
11. XI. November: Troika (3:13)
12. XII. December: Christmas (4:36)
- *Hamlet, Op. 67a*
13. V. Act II: Entr'acte (2:31)
14. VII. Act III: Entr'acte (3:47)
15. IX. Act IV: Entr'acte (Élégie) (10:11)
16. XIV. Act V: Marche funèbre (6:23)

## About this recording

This CD features orchestral works by Peter Tchaikovsky, performed by the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Leonid Grin, chief conductor of the ensemble from 1990-94. The orchestral arrangement by Alexander Gauk (1893-1963) of the famous piano cycle The Seasons is coupled with four excerpts from the incidental music to Hamlet.

## Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

## Press

(...) the best (and best-sounding) orchestral version of The Months I've ever heard.

Donald Vroon, American Record Guide, November/December 1992

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## Related pages

- [Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/tchaikovsky-peter.md)
- [Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/tampere-philharmonic-orchestra.md)
- [Leonid Grin, Conductor](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/grin-leonid.md)

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- [Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 · The Seasons (January-June)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1076-5.md): The Philadelphia Orchestra · Christoph Eschenbach, conductor · Christoph Eschenbach, piano (ODE 1076-5, 2006)
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