Orchestral Suite No 1

Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 43 New York Philharmonic Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio, New York City, on October 18 and November 17, 1954. Issued in 1955 as Columbia Masterworks ML-4966, coupled with Borodin's Symphony No. 2 (recorded in 1953), which has been uploaded separately. Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 1 is in six movements, but the third (Intermezzo) has unfortunately been omitted in this recording, enabling the remainder to fit onto one side of an LP. The remaining five movements are: 1. Introduzione e Fuga: Andante sostenuto (Fuga at 5:15) 2. Divertimento: Allegro moderato (at 9:58) 4. Marche miniature: Moderato con moto (at 15:00) 5. Scherzo: Allegro con moto (at 17:00) 6. Gavotte: Allegro (at 24:15)