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Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies & Manfred

Russian National Orchestra

Classical - Released January 11, 2019 | PentaTone

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Between 2010 and 2011, Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra recorded the complete symphonies of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky for PentaTone, along with several orchestral pieces that appeared as filler on the separate releases. Now they have been brought together in one box set of seven hybrid SACDs, and the project must be judged a resounding success, not only for the gripping performances of the final three symphonies that everybody knows, but also for the somewhat neglected early symphonies and the programmatic Manfred Symphony, which has always been a scarce item in complete sets. It's a truism to say that it takes a Russian orchestra to bring out the soul of Tchaikovsky's music, but few performances are more expressive and powerful than Pletnev's passionate interpretations, whether on CD or in the audiophile format. PentaTone's multichannel recording is state of the art, and it captures all the details with remarkable clarity and presence.© TiVo
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Romeo and Juliet & Marche slave

André Previn

Classical - Released January 1, 1974 | Warner Classics

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Tchaikovsky : Manfred Symphony, Marche slave (Live)

Andris Nelsons

Symphonic Music - Released April 6, 2015 | Orfeo

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Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony, a programmatic work based on Lord Byron's Manfred via the Russian critic Vladimir Stasov, has been performed less often even than the three earlier Tchaikovsky symphonies, to say nothing of the mighty final three (although most of the major Russian conductors have recorded it at some point during their careers). It was composed in 1885, at the height of the composer's career. Tchaikovsky was ambivalent about the work, at first proclaiming it one of his best, but later threatening to destroy it. The symphony shows the influence of Berlioz's program works (including an "idée fixe"), and is not boring in the least. The reasons for its neglect include its length, its orchestral complexity (it calls for two harps, not something all orchestras can provide, as well as a harmonium or organ and gigantic brass and wind sections), and a certain lack of cohesion. Russian conductors may bull through the work and thus avoid the latter issue, but Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons, leading the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a live recording, tries for a more measured approach. Listeners may wish for more blood and guts as the finale proceeds, but there are many attractions: the Birmingham players punch above their weight in a perilously difficult score (apparently, it's true, having four spliced-together chances), and Nelsons gives the work a level of detail and balance that's especially impressive in a live performance. The Marche Slave, Op. 31, serves as a curtain raiser, and Nelsons' energetic reading works very well: annotator Tobias Hell points out its thematic similarities (the Marche Slave was about the Serbian struggle against the Turks, Manfred about the Greek independence war). If this is not the last word on the Manfred Symphony, it is one that will be welcomed into many collections. © TiVo

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 3 & 5 / The Sleeping Beauty / Swan Lake / Marche Slave

Moshe Atzmon

Classical - Released February 17, 2017 | Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

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André Previn Conducts Tchaikovsky

André Previn

Classical - Released July 21, 2023 | Warner Classics

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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet...

Berliner Philharmoniker

Classical - Released January 1, 1999 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Tchaïkovski : Symphonie n°6 - Marche slave Op. 31

Claudio Abbado

Symphonic Music - Released November 3, 1987 | Sony Classical

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Op. 74 "Pathétique" & Marche slave, Op. 31

Mikhail Pletnev

Classical - Released February 28, 2003 | Erato - Warner Classics

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Marche Slave, Op. 31

Bonn Classic Ensemble

Classical - Released October 13, 2023 | Global Art Music

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Marche Slave, Op. 31

Schola Camerata

Classical - Released October 13, 2023 | Global Art Music