Alexander Street: Music

Classical Music Library Free Download of the Week: Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, Op. 37b

Nikolai Bernard, editor of the periodical Nouvelliste had already commissioned vocal works from Tchaikovsky for publication. In late 1875, however, he approached Tchaikovsky again with an unusual request; twelve piano miniatures, each based on a seasonal text, to be published monthly in Nouvelliste. Tchaikovsky accepted the challenge and, over twelve months, produced his best known piano work, The Seasons.

This recording is performed by Ronan O'Hora, piano.

Download this work through January 3rd, 2008.

Free access to Contemporary World Music

Alexander Street Press is pleased to announce that our newest database of streaming music, Contemporary World Music, is now live!  To celebrate, we're offering free access to this database for the rest of the year.  Register now and you'll be able to stream thousands of tracks of the most interesting music being recorded around the world today.

The recordings in Contemporary World Music come from renowned labels. The entire catalogs of Topic, Playasound, Budamusique, Air Mail Music, Manuiti, Crossing Records, Lyrichord World Music, Navras Records, and other recording companies are included. Ali Jihad Racy, Adama Dramé, Carlos Do Carmo, Parisa, Tran Quang Haï, Katrien Delavier, Hussein El Masry, Rassegna, Oedo Sukeroku Taiko, El Son Entero, Simon Shaneem, I Wayan Sadra, and Fawzy Al-Aiedy are just a few of the artists and ensembles contributing to the collection.

Check out this collection for yourself and start enjoying a new world of music today!