Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 Pathetique
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Composer: Peter Illych TchaikovskyConductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD
CD Release Date: 2008-06-10
Music Label: Ondine
Soundtracks:
- I. Adagio--Allegro non troppo
- II. Allegro con grazia
- III. Allegro molto vivace
- IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso--Andante
- Dumka (Scenes from a Russian Village), Op. 59
Music reviews of Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 Pathetique
Music Review: Good, but not perfect
Rating: 4 Stars
I have all of Eschenbach and PO's Tchaikovsky Symphonies. While he hits the fifth out of the ball-park, this one is less well done. Some of the emotional power seems off. In addition, it seems that the style the PO uses doesn't mesh well with the text and what Tchaikovsky was trying to do. The recording quality also doesn't help things. I know this is a SACD, but it doesn't "feel" as if it reaches quite that level. However, it is otherwise very well done and for that reason it gets four stars.
Description of Tchaikovsky: Symphony 6 Pathetique
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Christoph Eschenbach continue a celebrated series of hybrid SACD recordings with their third Tchaikovsky release to combine well-known symphonic works and rarely encountered piano music. One of Tchaikovsky's most important and best-selling orchestral works, the Symphony No. 6 "Path?tique" was composed in the last year of his life (1893), and is forever associated with the tragedy of his untimely death. Filling out the recording, Eschenbach performs on piano the seldomheard Dumka (Scenes from a Russian Village), making this unusual coupling a unique release. The Philadelphia Orchestra has always had a special relationship with the music of Tchaikovsky, extending back to its earliest days under such legendary maestros as Stokowski and Ormandy. The magic is as strong as ever in their partnership with Christoph Eschenbach. Enthusiastic press greeted the release of their Tchaikovsky Fourth and Fifth Symphonies, each coupled with half of the piano cycle The magnificent "Philadelphia Sound" in concert is captured as never before using the finest SACD recording technology, for a product that can be played back in SACD surround, SACD stereo or CD stereo. The six previous hybrid SACD releases by the "formidable Ondine-Eschenbach-Philadelphia partnership" (Gramophone)which began in 2005, have been honored with accolades including BBC Music Magazine's Disc of the Month, Gramophone's "Editor's Choice," The New York Times' "Top Ten Recordings of the Year," and the German Record Critics' Award, among others.General CDs
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