Michael Tilson Thomas & London Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2, Op. 17
Artist: Michael Tilson Thomas & London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas - Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2, Op. 17
American conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leads the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in an energetic performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's folk-infused Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17. Written in 1872, the work is nicknamed 'Little Russian' as the composer used several folk tunes from Ukraine, then known as ‘Little Russia’. This performance was recorded at LSO St Luke's, London, on May 31, 2021.