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This release made classical best-seller lists in the summer of 2023. It might seem that few listeners would be moved to add yet another version of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, to their collections, but this is one of the strongest readings to come along in some years. Conductor Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony have specialized in big, bold interpretations of traditional Romantic repertory, and this one is no exception. It is an intense, brooding Tchaikovsky Fifth in the vein mined by the great Russian conductors of the middle 20th century (Honeck is not afraid to let the brass blare), and parts of it are really transcendent. After a bleak, moody first movement, hear the perfectly suspended horn solo in the second movement, sneaking in quietly at first, almost beneath notice. This is a virtuoso piece of playing, and even those not enamored of everything Honeck does will be hard-pressed to contend that he has not raised the Pittsburgh Symphony, which he has led since 2008, to the top rank of American orchestras. The work that rings down the curtain of this live recording is also unusual; the orchestration of Erwin Schulhoff's Five Pieces for String Quartet is by Honeck himself, with Tomás Ille. Another draw here for physical album buyers is the set of detailed booklet notes by Honeck; few conductors do that, and they offer plenty of insight into his interpretations. Top it off with clean live sound from Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall (no audience noise or applause), and the result is a superior Tchaikovsky recording.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Erwin Schulhoff, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Tomas Ille, Arranger
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Erwin Schulhoff, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Tomas Ille, Arranger
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Erwin Schulhoff, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Tomas Ille, Arranger
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Erwin Schulhoff, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Tomas Ille, Arranger
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Erwin Schulhoff, Composer - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Manfred Honeck, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - Tomas Ille, Arranger
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Album review
This release made classical best-seller lists in the summer of 2023. It might seem that few listeners would be moved to add yet another version of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, to their collections, but this is one of the strongest readings to come along in some years. Conductor Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony have specialized in big, bold interpretations of traditional Romantic repertory, and this one is no exception. It is an intense, brooding Tchaikovsky Fifth in the vein mined by the great Russian conductors of the middle 20th century (Honeck is not afraid to let the brass blare), and parts of it are really transcendent. After a bleak, moody first movement, hear the perfectly suspended horn solo in the second movement, sneaking in quietly at first, almost beneath notice. This is a virtuoso piece of playing, and even those not enamored of everything Honeck does will be hard-pressed to contend that he has not raised the Pittsburgh Symphony, which he has led since 2008, to the top rank of American orchestras. The work that rings down the curtain of this live recording is also unusual; the orchestration of Erwin Schulhoff's Five Pieces for String Quartet is by Honeck himself, with Tomás Ille. Another draw here for physical album buyers is the set of detailed booklet notes by Honeck; few conductors do that, and they offer plenty of insight into his interpretations. Top it off with clean live sound from Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall (no audience noise or applause), and the result is a superior Tchaikovsky recording.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:19
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Manfred Honeck
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Reference Recordings
- Genre: Classical
2023 Reference Recordings 2023 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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