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Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Act 2 of Tchaikovsky's great ballet The Nutcracker and Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, with soloist Boris Giltburg and the BSO's new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth.

Act 2 of Tchaikovsky's great ballet The Nutcracker and Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, with soloist Boris Giltburg and the BSO's new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth. From the Waltz of the Flowers to the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the vivid images of Tchaikovsky's Christmas favourite complement the dark lyrical soundworld of Rachmaninov's biggest concerto.

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30
Boris Giltburg (piano)
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act 2)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Mark Wigglesworth

Recorded on 4 December at the Lighthouse, Poole.

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Release date:

2 hours, 14 minutes