Tchaikovsky: 1812

Antal Dorati
National Symphony Orchestra, Washington DC
Detroit Symphony Orchestra

1994: Decca/London 443 003-2

CD 1

1. Capriccio italien, Op. 45

   (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)

2. Hamlet, Op. 67

   fantasy overture after Shakespeare

3. The Voyevoda, Op. 78

   symphonic ballad after Mickiewicz

4. Fatum, Op. 77

   symphonic poem

5. 181 Overture, Op. 49

   featuring the Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, the bells of the National Cathedral, Washington DC, and an American Civil War cannon
   (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)

CD 2

1. Romeo and Juliet

   fantasy overture after Shakespeare

2. The Tempest, Op. 18

   symphonic fantasia after Shakespeare

3. Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

   symphonic fantasia after Dante

4. Marche slave, Op. 31

   (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)

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