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Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique"
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 6 In D Minor, Op. 74: Adagio-Allegro Non Troppo
2. Symphony No. 6 In D Minor, Op. 74: Allegro Con Grazia
3. Symphony No. 6 In D Minor, Op. 74: Allegro Molto Vivace
4. Symphony No. 6 In D Minor, Op. 74: Finale. Adagio lamentoso-Andante

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All Artists: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
Title: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique"
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Delos Records
Release Date: 12/11/1992
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 013491301624

Synopsis

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There's a big myth in the classical music industry that states that a conductor's latest version of a work must be somehow deeper, more profound, in short--better. This is untrue. As most conductors age, they simply get slower and more decrepit. Some, like Otto Klemperer and Leonard Bernstein, turn this to artistic advantage (sometimes). Others, like Arturo Toscanini, Herbert von Karajan, and Eugene Ormandy--the vast majority, in other words--seldom recapture the flair of their earlier versions. This, Ormandy's last recording of this symphony, is a case in point. His great Tchaikovsky recordings are all on Sony at budget price. Why pay more? --David Hurwitz

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CD Reviews

Disappointing, and pale compared with the 1960 recording

Alan Majeska | Bad Axe, MI, USA | 10/24/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony 6, "Pathetique" by Eugene Ormandy (1899-1985) and the Philadelphia Orchestra is really disappointing compared with the 1960 recording by these forces on Sony Essential Classics. Ormandy's conducting is slow, but intensity is lacking, and the Philadelphia strings, still beautiful and powerful in 1981 when this was made, seem to be on auto-pilot when this was recorded: just going through the motions; same old, same old...; been there, done that.

Ormandy recorded Tchaikovsky's famous B minor Symphony 4 times: in 1937 (now released on Biddulph, but maybe hard to find);

in 1960 (Sony Essential Classics - the best recording); in 1969 (RCA, quite good, but not as good as the Sony), and this Delos in 1981. The 1960 is the best, as Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra were in peak condition, and Ormandy at 60 was still youthful enough to move tempos along, but had the maturity to turn in a great recording of Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique".

Some listeners may have loyalties to other recordings. Bernstein/New York (Sony, 1964); Munch/Boston (RCA); Monteux/Boston (RCA); Bohm/London Symphony (DG LP, never on CD in the US or Europe); Wit/Polish National Orchestra (Naxos) are all very fine, if you prefer any of these conductors over Ormandy. But pass on this Delos Ormandy."