Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphonies (Mariss Jansons)

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

CD1:

• (01-04) Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams'
• (05-08) Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 'Little Russian'

CD2:

• (01-05) Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29

CD3:

• (01-04) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
• (05) Capriccio italien, Op. 45

CD4:

• (01-04) Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

CD5:

• (01-04) Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

CD6:

• (01-04) Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor

Date: 1986
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%2010392

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Review

Mariss Jansons's outstanding Tchaikovsky series with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra makes a welcome appearance in this boxed set, confirming all I have said about the individual issues over the last three years, It may still seem odd to those who have not sampled these consistently refreshing, beautifully paced and structured performances that the Oslo Philharmonic can so successfully match itself against the world's greatest orchestras, but the evidence here seems clearer to me every time I hear them and make comparisons.

Jansons in Tchaikovsky has the gift of conveying the full power and poetry of these works, naturally without indulging in wilful distortions or exaggerations. The whole set provides a bench-mark in this area, not only for interpretation but for brilliant and atmospheric recording quality too, against which others now have to be judged.

-- Edward Greenfield, Gramophone [1/1989]

More reviews:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tchaikovsky-Symphonies-Pyotr-Ilyich/dp/B000GW8AUE
https://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Symphonies-Pyotr-Ilyich/dp/B000GW8AUE

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (25 April/7 May 1840 – 25 October/6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the romantic period who wrote some of the most popular music in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote many works that are popular with the classical music public, including his Romeo and Juliet, the 1812 Overture, three ballets, last three symphonies, the 1st Piano Concerto and the Violin Concerto. Despite his many popular successes, Tchaikovsky's life was punctuated by personal crises and depression.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky

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Mariss Jansons (born 14 January 1943 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian conductor. His father Arvīds Jansons was assistant to Evgeny Mravinsky at the Leningrad Philharmonic. Jansons studied piano and conducting at the Leningrad Conservatory, and continued his training in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky and in Salzburg with Herbert von Karajan. He was music director of Oslo Philharmonic (1979-2000), Pittsburgh Symphony (1997-2004) and Royal Concertgebouw (2002-2015). Currently, Jansons is serving as music director of the Bavarian Radio Symphony (contract extended to 2021).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariss_Jansons

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