There has never been a more legendary set of Tchaikovsky's last three symphonies than these 1960 interpretations recorded in stereo by Evgeny Mravinsky on tour with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in London and Vienna.
Leonard Bernstein conducts three works by Tchaikovsky: Symphony in F Minor, op 36 (performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra), Symphony in E Minor, op 64 (performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra) and Violin Concerto in D Major, op 35 (featuring Russian violin virtuoso Boris Belkin).
Written between the fourth and fifth symphonies, Tchaikovsky' programmatic Manfred Symphony, inspired by Byron' dramatic poem of the same name, contains some of the composer' most thrillingly orchestrated music and best tunes. For Tchaikovsky, as for
The artist ü Born into a musical family in Antwerp in 1905, André Cluytens became a French citizen in 1940. ü He trained and began his career in Antwerp, moving to France in 1932 to take up a post at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. ü In the course of his career he held posts at several major French opera houses and orchestras, but he also enjoyed great success at the Bayreuth Festival (he was the first French conductor to appear there), in Berlin and Vienna, and recorded with the Philharmonia in London. He also appeared with the New York Philharmonic. ü Cluytens’ considerable dis... [Read More]
HERBERT VON KARAJAN: THE COMPLETE 1980s ORCHESTRAL RECORDINGS 78 CD LIMITED EDITIONBetween 1980 and his death in 1989, Herbert von Karajan recorded the incredible amount of 78 CDs worth of orchestral and choral music for DGG. In the final decade of his creative life, Karajan once again revisited some of the keystones of his repertoire, such as the Beethoven and Brahms symphonies, but also made quintessential recordings of major works he never touched before.Among the highpoints of Karajan s late years is the major part of his collaboration with Anne-Sophie Mutter, the wunderkind Karajan discov... [Read More]
The Karajan Official Remastered Edition features primarily symphonic and choral music. The entire edition comprises recordings remastered from the original sources in 24-bit/96kHz at Abbey Road Studios. 101 CDs The Vienna Philharmonic Recordings, 1946-1949 10 CD Choral Music: Bach/Beethoven/Brahms 1947-1958 5 CD Karajan and his soloists 1948-1958 8 CD Orchestral Spectacular from Handel to Bartók 1949-1960 13 CD Russian Music: Mussorgsky/Tchaikovsky/Borodin/Balakirev/Stravinsky 1949-1960 7 CD Beethoven: Symphonies & Overtures 1951-1955 6 CD German music: Mozart/Schubert/Brahms/J. Strauss/... [Read More]
Sony Classical presents a new reissue of all the recordings that Charles Munch, one of the most dynamic and charismatic conductors of the 20th century, made for RCA Victor while in Boston conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Munch turned the BSO into arguably the greatest French orchestra in the world while preserving its sovereignty in the American, Austro-German, central European and Russian repertoires. An 86-CD box set, The Complete Album Collection marks the first time that this cornerstone of the classical catalogue has been available in a single box with 16 works new to CD and 29 w... [Read More]
Unknown until 2004 and unheard until now, these recordings by the John Coltrane Quartet are, as Sonny Rollins says in the liner notes, like finding a new room in the Great Pyramid. Featuring the Classic Quartet – John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones – and recorded at the end of a two-week run at Birdland, the music on this album represents one of the most influential groups in music history both performing in a musical style it had perfected and reaching in new, exploratory directions that were to affect the trajectory of jazz from that point forward. The standard ... [Read More]
P.I. Tchaikovsky - Sym 2/4 (CD NEW)Label: NaxosFormat: CDRelease Date: 04 Apr 1994No. of Discs: 1UPC: 730099548823Album Tracks1. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Vivo2. Andante Marziale Quasi Moderato3. Allegro Molto Vivace4. Finale: Moderato Assai - Presto5.
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