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TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 (London Philharmonic, V. Jurowski)

Composer(s):Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Artist(s) Jurowski, Vladimir, Conductor • London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period(s) Romantic
Genre Classical Music
Category Orchestral
Catalogue LPO-0064
Label LPO
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
MP3
USD 19.98
 

 

   



No. 4 is spectacular! No. 5, just a little less so
Review By DL93385,October 2012

Under the comparatively youthful baton of Vladimir Jurowski (he was 39 when #4 was recorded and 40 for #5), the London Philharmonic powers through these two Tchaikovsky symphonies with bravura and a brassy brashness that Tchaikovsky seems to demand.

Symphony No. 4 is especially wonderful. The recording is crystal clear and the dynamic range is almost too much to bear. You'll find yourself turning up the volume for the 3rd Movement's mesmerizing string pizzicato. So much so that if you're not careful to turn the volume back down, you're liable to jump out of socks with the forceful opening notes of the 4th Movement blast through your speakers. The symphony is played with precision and fiery energy. An instant classic.

Symphony No. 5, recorded more....
LPO-0064 Tchaikovsky symphony no. 4 symphony no. 5 Jurowski
Review By EW90580,October 2012

This 2-CD album from the London Philharmonic Orchestra's own label features live performances of Tchaikovsky's Fourth and Fifth Symphonies.

The Fourth, completed in 1878, is all about fate. It was fate that brought to the young, impoverished Tchaikovsky a benefactress - a wealthy music-loving widow named Nadezhda von Meck, who promised him a regular financial allowance. Freed thus from the drudgery of teaching, Tchaikovsky gained the independence that he needed to compose. They corresponded frequently, and in his letters Tchaikovsky shared with her most of his problems: his marriage to a student, Antonina Milyukova, for fear that she would commit suicide if he refused her proposal; his despair at the hopeless marriage; his homosexuality; and his attempts to commit suicide more....






 

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