Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, and 6
Copy at Case Memorial Library
Contents: Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 (42:00) — Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64 (43:00) — Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74: Pathétique (44:00). Recorded Sept. 1960 (no. 4) and Nov. 1960 (no. 5-6) in Wembley Town Hall, London. Program notes in German by Knut Franke and in English by Martin Cooper and John Warrack, with French and Italian translations.
Personnel: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor.
"Tchaikovsky's sad, beautiful Sixth Symphony is light years away from the whimsy of the Nutcracker Suite" (Matthew Moyer, "Romantic Classical," Library Journal, 12/09, p. 77).
"Recordings reveal Mravinsky to have an extraordinary technical control over the orchestra, especially over dynamics. He was also a very exciting conductor, frequently changing tempo in order to heighten the musical effect for which he was striving. Surviving videos show that Mravinsky had a sober appearance at the podium, making simple but very clear gestures, often without a baton" (Wikipedia: "Yevgeny Mravinsky").
Contents: Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 (42:00) — Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64 (43:00) — Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74: Pathétique (44:00). Recorded Sept. 1960 (no. 4) and Nov. 1960 (no. 5-6) in Wembley Town Hall, London. Program notes in German by Knut Franke and in English by Martin Cooper and John Warrack, with French and Italian translations.
Personnel: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor.
"Tchaikovsky's sad, beautiful Sixth Symphony is light years away from the whimsy of the Nutcracker Suite" (Matthew Moyer, "Romantic Classical," Library Journal, 12/09, p. 77).
"Recordings reveal Mravinsky to have an extraordinary technical control over the orchestra, especially over dynamics. He was also a very exciting conductor, frequently changing tempo in order to heighten the musical effect for which he was striving. Surviving videos show that Mravinsky had a sober appearance at the podium, making simple but very clear gestures, often without a baton" (Wikipedia: "Yevgeny Mravinsky").
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