With their abundance of melodic invention, colour, lyricism and drama, Tchaikovsky’s symphonies trace the composer’s progress as both an artist and as a man, reaching their final, shattering climax in the magnificent, but doom-laden ‘Pathétique’. “Muti's Tchaikovsky cycle with the Philharmonia is one of the most consistent ever,” wrote Gramophone, “with the conductor's high voltage tempered by expressive warmth and keen fantasy.”
Disc 1
01 Symphony No. 1 in G minor 'Winter Daydreams' Op. 13 (1986 Digital Remaster): I. Allegro tranquillo - Riccardo Muti/New Philharmonia Orchestra
02 Symphony No. 1 in G minor 'Winter Daydreams' Op. 13 (1986 Digital Remaster): II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto - Riccardo Muti/New Philharmonia Orchestra
03 Symphony No. 1 in G minor 'Winter Daydreams' Op. 13 (1986 Digital Remaster): III. Scherzo (Allegro scherzando giocoso) - Riccardo Muti/New Philharmonia Orchestra
04 Symphony No. 1 in G minor 'Winter Daydreams' Op. 13 (1986 Digital Remaster): IV. Finale (Andante lugubre - Allegro) - Riccardo Muti/New Philharmonia Orchestra
05 Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Little Russian' Op. 17 (1986 Digital Remaster): I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo - New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
06 Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Little Russian' Op. 17 (1986 Digital Remaster): II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato - New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
07 Symphony No. 2 in C Minor 'Little Russian', Op. 17: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto vivace) - Riccardo Muti
08 Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Little Russian' Op. 17 (1986 Digital Remaster): IV. Finale (Moderato assai - Allegro - Presto - New Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
Disc 2
01 Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 'Polish' (1986 Digital Remaster): I. Moderato assai (Tempo di marcia funebre) - Allegro brillante - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
02 Symphony No. 3 in D 'Polish' Op. 29 (1986 Digital Remaster): II. Alla tedesca (Allegro moderato e semplice) - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
03 Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 'Polish' (1986 Digital Remaster): III. Andante elegiaco - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
04 Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 'Polish' (1986 Digital Remaster): IV. Scherzo (Allegro vivo) - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
05 Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29 'Polish': V. Allegro con fuoco - Tempo di polacca - Riccardo Muti
06 Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima - Riccardo Muti
07 Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36 (1986 Digital Remaster): II. Andantino in modo di canzone - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
08 Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36 (1986 Digital Remaster): III. Scherzo (Pizzicato ostinato) - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
Disc 3
01 Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36 (1986 Digital Remaster): IV. Fianle (Allegro con fuoco) - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
02 Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64 (1986 Digital Remaster): I. Andante - Allegro con anima - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
03 Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64 (1986 Digital Remaster): II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
04 Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Valse (Allegro moderato) - Riccardo Muti
05 Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64 (1986 Digital Remaster): IV. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
06 Romeo & Juliet: Fantasy Overture - Riccardo Muti
Disc 4
01 Symphony No. 6 in B Minor 'Pathétique', Op. 74: I. Adagio - Allegro con troppo - Riccardo Muti
02 Symphony No. 6 in B Minor 'Pathétique', Op. 74: II. Allegro con grazia - Riccardo Muti
03 Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, 'Pathétique': III. Allegro molto vivace - Riccardo Muti
04 Symphony No. 6 in B Minor 'Pathétique', Op. 74: IV. Adagio lamentoso - Riccardo Muti
05 Francesca da Rimini Op. 32 - Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
Disc 5
01 Manfred Symphony Op. 58: I. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto - Andante - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
02 Manfred Symphony Op. 58: II. Vivace con spirito - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
03 Manfred Symphony Op. 58: III. Andante con moto - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
04 Manfred Symphony Op. 58: IV. Allegro con fuoco - Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
05 1812 Op. 49 - Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
