Track Listings (4) - Disc #1| All Artists: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Title: Tchaikovsky: Pathetique Symphony Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Jmc / Xrcd Original Release Date: 1/1/1962 Re-Release Date: 12/3/2002 Genre: Classical Style: Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 693692102123, 4975769264054 |
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 | Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tchaikovsky: Pathetique Symphony Genre: Classical
Fritz Reiner and the CSO are in superb form on this session recorded by the famed production team of Layton and Mohr on April 1957. The symphony, otherwise known as the "Pathetique", is a tour-de-force of emotional contras... more » |
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Product Description Fritz Reiner and the CSO are in superb form on this session recorded by the famed production team of Layton and Mohr on April 1957. The symphony, otherwise known as the "Pathetique", is a tour-de-force of emotional contrast. Dark moods and high spirited passion prevail in this legendary performance of Tchaikovsky's last masterpiece. The sound quality is spectacular, even by Mohr and Layton's lofty standards. Hear the "Pathetique" as never before on XRCD2! Musicians: The Chicago Symphony conducted by Fritz Reiner. Track Listing Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74 "Pathetique" 1. Adagio: Allegro non troppo 2. Allegro con grazia 3. Allegro molto vivace 4. Adagio lamentoso Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsPricy but good 04/15/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "First: Please don't tell my wife that I have just spend USD 31 for only one CD with only 45:34 mintues playtime of a 46 year old performance...!Quite amazing actually how the engineers from JVC have "restored" this classic 1957 recording of the Chicago Symphony during the glorious Reiner days. A very refined recording, and a very classy and refined performance by FR and the CSO. Smooth, lean and crisp, very comparable to the style of their european counterpart of those days, HvK and the BPO. Still by far, this is the fiercest and most emotional account I have ever heard, and the later vK recordings can not follow this one. I love FR's tempi, especially in the allegro molto vivace, where he drives the CSO to a breathtaking, but not hectical (like vK!), march-like ecstatic frenzy never encountered before or since. Enjoy!The music itself is so well known, I stay away from any further comments.Pricy, but good. Liner notes could have been in English, though. For fans and crazy-minded like myself, of course, an absolute must."
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