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Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op.64

$47.50

There are reasons enough to re-release the Fifth Symphony as an individual LP, without going into lengthy discussions about which of Tchaikovsky’s late symphonies is the most important. Those who treasure a mono version or a Mravinsky recording from an unknown source in their collection are now given the opportunity to compare their version with the present re-release. All others can congratulate themselves on possessing a milestone recording, a true work of reference, for no other Mravinskij sounds better than this one.

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Recordings of Tchaikovsky’s late symphonies with the Leningrad Philharmonic under Mrawinskij were a legend even in the days of mono recording technique. It comes as no surprise therefore to learn that Tchaikovsky fans were overjoyed when these three great symphonies were released at last on the Yellow Label in top hi-fi quality at the beginning of the Sixties. Masterful performances, as thrilling as live recordings, now became available – recordings which were far superior to all others on the market. Even when the purported ‘miracle’ of digital recording technique began to take over and industrial record production had become a matter of course, Mrawinskij recordings were still available in a 2CD set.

 

Recording: November 1960 at Musikverein Großer Saal, Vienna, by Harald Baudis
Production: Karl-Heinz Schneider

Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 – The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jewgenij Mrawinskij

1. Satz : Andante – Allegro con anima
2. Satz : Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
3. Satz : Valse : Allegro moderato
4. Satz : Finale : Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace

 

 

 

Additional information

Weight 0.480 kg
Dimensions 32.0 × 32.0 × 2.0 cm