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Tchaikovsky A Tchaikovsky Spectacular: "1812" ・ Romeo And Juliet ・ Marche Slave mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Classical Album: A Tchaikovsky Spectacular: "1812" ・ Romeo And Juliet ・ Marche Slave Country: Netherlands Released: 1987 Style: Romantic MP3 version RAR size: 1760 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1866 mb WMA version RAR size: 1721 mb Rating: 4.2 Votes: 216 Other Formats: AUD WAV MMF AAC DXD DTS XM Tracklist 1 Overture "1812" Op. 49 16:25 2 Marche Slave, Op. 31 9:34 3 Romeo And Juliet (Fantasy Overture) 20:34 Credits Art Direction – Marvin Schwartz Composed By – Tchaikovsky* Design – Marvin Schwartz Painting [Uncredited; "Battle Of Moscow, 7th September 1812"] – Louis-François Lejeune Photography By – Clive Barda Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 7 24347 95352 1 Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year London Symphony London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted Orchestra* Angel S-36890 By André Previn - A S-36890 US 1973 Conducted By Records Tchaikovsky Spectacular André Previn (LP) Tchaikovsky*, André Tchaikovsky*, Previn, The London André Previn, The Symphony Orchestra - Hi-Q HIQLP007 HIQLP007 UK 2011 London Symphony 1812 Overture / Romeo Records Orchestra And Juliet / Marche Slave (LP) Orquesta Sinfónica De Londres* Dirigida Por Orquesta Sinfónica 1 J André Previn - 1 J De Londres* La Voz De 065-02.365 Tchaikovsky Obertura 065-02.365 Spain 1974 Dirigida Por André Su Amo Q "1812" Romeo Y Julieta - Q Previn Marcha Eslava (LP, Album, Quad, SQ ) London Symphony London Symphony Orchestra* Orchestra* Conducted His Q4ASD Q4ASD Conducted By By André Previn / Master's UK 1973 2894 2894 André Previn / Tchaikovsky* - 1812 Voice Tchaikovsky* Overture (LP, Quad) London Symphony London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted Orchestra* His TC ASD By André Previn / TC ASD Conducted By Master's UK 1973 2894 Tchaikovsky* - 1812 2894 André Previn / Voice Overture Etc. (Cass, Tchaikovsky* Album) Related Music albums to A Tchaikovsky Spectacular: "1812" ・ Romeo And Juliet ・ Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By André Previn - Prokofiev: Cinderella (Complete Ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn - Ouvertüre Solennelle "1812" Op. 49, Slawischer Marsch Op. 31, Romeo Und Julia Tchaikovsky, London Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen - Romeo And Juliet (Overture Fantasy) / Marche Slave, Op. 31 / 1812 Overture Solenelle, Op. 49 Tschaikovsky - André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra - Manfred Symphony Op. 58 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn - Die Moldau Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Horacio Gutiérrez ∙ André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra - Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor / Concerto No. 1 In E Flat Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, André Previn, The London Symphony Orchestra - Manfred Symphony, Op.58 André Previn, The London Symphony Orchestra - Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 13 London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By André Previn - A Tchaikovsky Spectacular Ralph Vaughan Williams, The London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn - Symphony No. 5 in D and The Wasps: Overture.

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