One-Time Limited Production Only! 180g Vinyl 3LP Box Set!
Mastered From Original Analogue Master Tapes! Pressed at Pallas in Germany!
Evgeny Mravinsky conducts the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra for this set of 1960 recordings of Tchaikovsky's Symphonies.
"Incendiary is just the right word this is a recording that catches fire so early in the first movement, Im gripped each time I listen. I enjoy the stereo sound picture, which spotlights the utterly distinctive Soviet-Russian quality of the Leningrad Philharmonie the frenetic energy and snarling hysteria that Mravinsky draws from his players are still capable of shredding nerves. The Pathétique contains deeply personal, deeply troubling music; this DG recording may prove too theatrical for some, but it gnaws away at my soul like no other." Mark Pullinger, Gramophone
"At the height of the Cold War, the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under its legendary principal conductor Evgeny Mravinsky visited Britain in September 1960, giving sensational concerts in Edinburgh and London which drew ecstatic responses from both press and public. Since this virtuoso orchestra was then poorly represented in Western record catalogues, Deutsche Grammophons engineers astutely seized the opportunity to capture their playing in far superior sound to anything that could be produced by their Soviet counterparts. Among the most notable sessions taped in Wembley Town Hall was Mravinskys blazingly urgent account of Tchaikovskys Fourth Symphony. Ever the perfectionist, the conductor was so pleased with the quality of this recording that two months later he and the orchestra agreed to record the last two symphonies for DG, this time in Viennas Musikverein. Initially released on three separate stereo LPs, these Tchaikovsky performances convey a highly-strung raw energy that remains undimmed up to the present day. The Finale of No. 5, delivered at a manically swift pace, is one of high points, guaranteed to take your breath away." - BBC Music Magazine
Features:
Limited Edition - One-Time Limited Production Only
Special "Slip Cover Style" Box Packaging
180g Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 3LP Box Set
A complete set of legendary recordings of Evgeny Mravinsky on tour in London and Vienna
All the original cover jackets included
Mastered from original Universal Music analogue master tapes
Audiophile analogue mastering by Raillner Maillard at Emil Berliner Studios
Pressed at Pallas GmbH in Germany
Musicians:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor
Selections:
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Side A:
1. Satz: Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
Side B:
2. Satz: Andantino in modo di canzona
3. Satz: Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
4. Satz: Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64
Side A:
1. Satz: Andante - Allegro con anima
2. Satz: Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Side B:
3. Satz: Valse: Allegro moderato
4. Satz: Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Pathetique
Side A:
1. Satz: Adagio - Allegro non troppo
2. Satz: Allegro con grazia
Side B:
3. Satz: Allegro molto vivace
4. Satz: Finale: Adagio lamentoso
Mastered From Original Analogue Master Tapes! Pressed at Pallas in Germany!
Evgeny Mravinsky conducts the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra for this set of 1960 recordings of Tchaikovsky's Symphonies.
"Incendiary is just the right word this is a recording that catches fire so early in the first movement, Im gripped each time I listen. I enjoy the stereo sound picture, which spotlights the utterly distinctive Soviet-Russian quality of the Leningrad Philharmonie the frenetic energy and snarling hysteria that Mravinsky draws from his players are still capable of shredding nerves. The Pathétique contains deeply personal, deeply troubling music; this DG recording may prove too theatrical for some, but it gnaws away at my soul like no other." Mark Pullinger, Gramophone
"At the height of the Cold War, the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under its legendary principal conductor Evgeny Mravinsky visited Britain in September 1960, giving sensational concerts in Edinburgh and London which drew ecstatic responses from both press and public. Since this virtuoso orchestra was then poorly represented in Western record catalogues, Deutsche Grammophons engineers astutely seized the opportunity to capture their playing in far superior sound to anything that could be produced by their Soviet counterparts. Among the most notable sessions taped in Wembley Town Hall was Mravinskys blazingly urgent account of Tchaikovskys Fourth Symphony. Ever the perfectionist, the conductor was so pleased with the quality of this recording that two months later he and the orchestra agreed to record the last two symphonies for DG, this time in Viennas Musikverein. Initially released on three separate stereo LPs, these Tchaikovsky performances convey a highly-strung raw energy that remains undimmed up to the present day. The Finale of No. 5, delivered at a manically swift pace, is one of high points, guaranteed to take your breath away." - BBC Music Magazine
Features:
Limited Edition - One-Time Limited Production Only
Special "Slip Cover Style" Box Packaging
180g Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 3LP Box Set
A complete set of legendary recordings of Evgeny Mravinsky on tour in London and Vienna
All the original cover jackets included
Mastered from original Universal Music analogue master tapes
Audiophile analogue mastering by Raillner Maillard at Emil Berliner Studios
Pressed at Pallas GmbH in Germany
Musicians:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgeny Mravinsky, conductor
Selections:
Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Side A:
1. Satz: Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
Side B:
2. Satz: Andantino in modo di canzona
3. Satz: Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
4. Satz: Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64
Side A:
1. Satz: Andante - Allegro con anima
2. Satz: Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Side B:
3. Satz: Valse: Allegro moderato
4. Satz: Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Pathetique
Side A:
1. Satz: Adagio - Allegro non troppo
2. Satz: Allegro con grazia
Side B:
3. Satz: Allegro molto vivace
4. Satz: Finale: Adagio lamentoso
