Evil Penguin

Composers: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Tchaikovsky: The Seasons

Artists: François, Marie

Twelve months, twelve piano pieces: In "The Seasons", op. 37a, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dedicates a piece to each month. The cycle, commissioned in 1875 for a Russian magazine, was published month by month together with poems. Belgian pianist Marie François plays all twelve pieces. Her recording brings together the originally separately published... Read more

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Twelve months, twelve piano pieces: In "The Seasons", op. 37a, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dedicates a piece to each month. The cycle, commissioned in 1875 for a Russian magazine, was published month by month together with poems. Belgian pianist Marie François plays all twelve pieces. Her recording brings together the originally separately published monthly pieces into the complete piano cycle.

Number Title Playing time
1 The Seasons op. 37b No. 1-12 (Character Pieces) (for piano)
1 . 1 No. 1 January: By the Hearth 00:05:43 listen
2 . 2 No. 2 February: Carnival 00:03:11 listen
3 . 3 No. 3 March: Song of the Lark 00:03:12 listen
4 . 4 No. 4 April: Snowdrop 00:02:26 listen
5 . 5 No. 5 May: May Nights 00:04:35 listen
6 . 6 No. 6 June: Barcarolle 00:05:18 listen
7 . 7 No. 7 July: Song of the Reaper 00:01:56 listen
8 . 8 No. 8 August: The Harvest 00:03:57 listen
9 . 9 No. 9 September: The Hunt 00:03:01 listen
10 . 10 No. 10 October: Autumn Song 00:05:07 listen
11 . 11 No. 11 November: Troika 00:03:04 listen
12 . 12 No. 12 December: Christmas 00:05:06 listen

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