Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s works are among the most frequently played worldwide. To commemorate his 175th birthday this collection of 10 CDs documents all of his symphonies as well as the major concertos, symphonic poems, and overtures. It also includes the legendary stereo version of his “1812” overture conducted by Antal Dorati with its famous cannon shots in the explosive finale.

Many of the 20th century‘s most prominent conductors are represented in this 10-CD box including Wilhelm Furtwängler, ArturoToscanini, Herbert von Karajan, Georg Solti, Lorin Maazel, Rafael Kubelik, Leopold Stokowski, Kiril Kondrashin, and Yevgeny Mravinsky. The recordings in the set also feature legendary soloists like Van Cliburn, Shura Cherkassky, Isaac Stern and Mstislav Rostropovich.

Artists

Van Cliburn (piano), Shura Cherkassky (piano), Isaac Stern (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)

RCA Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Luzern Festival Orchestra, USSR Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra del Theatro alla Scala, Milano, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bulgarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks, Baden-Baden, University of Minnesota Brass Band, Bells and Bronze Cannon, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Paris, Leningrader Philharmonie, Kiril Kondrashin, Richard Kraus, Lorin Maazel, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Lovro von Matačić, Antal Dorati, Yehudi Menuhin, Charles Munch, Arturo Toscanini, Rafael Kubelik, Goran Petkov, Herbert Blomstedt, Paul Kletzki, Leopold Stokowski, Georg Solti ·, Wasilij Boyanov, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan, Evgeny Mravinsky