Niu Niu, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & Jaap van Zweden - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 6 (2024)

The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23, was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in 1879 and in 1888. It was first performed on October 25, 1875, in Boston by Hans von Bülow after Tchaikovsky's desired pianist, Nikolai Rubinstein, criticised the piece. Rubinstein later withdrew his criticism and became a fervent champion of the work. It is one of the most popular of Tchaikovsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concerti.

The Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, also known as the Pathétique Symphony, is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final completed symphony, written between February and the end of August 1893. The composer entitled the work "The Passionate Symphony", employing a Russian word, Патетическая (Pateticheskaya), meaning "passionate" or "emotional", which was then translated into French as pathétique, meaning "solemn" or "emotive".

Tracklist
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
01 - I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (Live)
02 - II. Andantino semplice (Live)
03 - III. Allegro con fuoco (Live)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'
04 - I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo (Live)
05 - II. Allegro con grazia (Live)
06 - III. Allegro molto vivace (Live)
07 - IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso - Andante (Live)