Tchaikovsky The Seasons Чайковский Времена года Valentina Lisitsa

Recorded at marvelous Schaubühne Lindenfels Leipzig Many thanks to MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra for lending me the piano :) A HUGE very special thanks going to The Embassy of Russian Federation in Canada (Ottawa), Russian Ambassador to Canada Alexander Darchiev and Press Secretary of Russian Embassy Kirill Kalinin - for “making“ me learn this gem of music for a special concert dedicated to Tchaikovsky’s 175th anniversary. Janvier (January): Au coin du feu (At the Fireside) January A little corner of peaceful bliss, the night dressed in twilight; the little fire is dying in the fireplace, and the candle has burned out. (Alexander Pushkin) Février (February): Carnaval (Carnival) 5:36 February At the lively Mardi Gras soon a large feast will overflow. (Pyotr Vyazemsky) 9:09 Mars (March): Chant de l’alouette (Song of the Lark) März The field shimmering with flowers, the stars swirling in the heaven