Jan Vogler - Tchaikovsky (2016)

Jan Vogler’s distinguished career has seen him perform with renowned conductors and internationally acclaimed orchestras around the world. His strong classical foundation has allowed him to push the boundaries of his sound, creating an ongoing dialogue with contemporary composers and performers.
A prolific and multi-award-winning recording artist, Jan records exclusively for SONY Classical. Other recent CD’s, apart from his newest album “Tchaikovsky”, include “Concerti a Venezia” with La Folia Baroque Orchestra, the Schumann album “Dichterliebe” with Hélène Grimaud, and his critically acclaimed and award-winning recording of “Bach’s Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello” (2012)
• Inspired by a journey to Tchaikovsky’s hometown Saint Petersburg, Jan rediscovered some of his favorite pieces from the composer.
• The famous Rococo Variations were written by Tchaikovsky for the cellist Wilhelm Fitzhagen who added some minor edits to make the work more playable. Jan recorded a new combination of the original with Fitzenhagen’s version.
• Sérénade mélancolique and Souvenir d’un lieu cher are both originally works for violin and orchestra. For this recording, Jan arranged the cello parts himself and teamed up with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under their new Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
• The vivacious “Souvenir de Florence” is Tchaikovsky’s only string sextet. Jan recorded this piece with musicians of the Moritzburg Festival, an excellent chamber music festival located in the Moritzburg castle near Dresden.

Tracklist:
01. Sérénade mélancolique for Cello and Orchestra in B-Flat Minor, Op. 26
02. Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Moderato assai quasi andante
03. Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Thema. Moderato semplice
04. Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation I. Tempo della Thema
05. Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation II. Tempo della Thema
06. Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation IIIa. Andante sostenuto
07. Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation IIIb. Allegro
08. Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation IV. Andante grazioso
09. Variation V. Allegro moderato
10. Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation VI. Andante
11. Variation VII. Coda. Allegro vivo
12. Souvenir d'un lieu cher for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 42: I. Méditation
13. String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence": I. Allegro con spirito
14. String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence": II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
15. String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence": III. Allegro moderato
16. String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence": IV. Allegro vivace