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Yakov Kreizberg conducts really fine performances of these two repertoire favorites. Although the “New World” Symphony gets relatively traditional treatment (big slow-down for the first
This Universal Classics release presents the novice collector with two of the world’s great concertos on one disc. Salvatore Accardo’s eminently enjoyable Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
In my review of Testament’s previous issue of Poulenc and Delibes ballets led by Roger Désormière (type Q6960 in Search Reviews) I noted that the
This is a nicely shaped, well proportioned, clearly argued but decidedly run-of-the-mill performance of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony. Charles Dutoit provides what is generally expected: drama
Listeners familiar with Leopold Stokowski’s work will know to expect a highly idiosyncratic rendition of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. He doesn’t disappoint, as this performance
What a strange disc! Given Jos van Immerseel’s “authentic-instrument” credentials you would expect something out of the ordinary–but “ordinary” is all we get here. These
George Szell certainly merits inclusion in a series devoted to the last century’s great conductors, but this collection tells us little we didn’t already know
Evgeny Mravinsky was an obvious choice for inclusion in EMI’s Great Conductors of the 20th Century series, but it’s not until we get to the
This release compiles selections from two earlier Chandos discs of rare and unknown Tchaikovsky performed by Geoffrey Simon and the London Symphony Orchestra. Both the
This 1955 recording originally was released on Melodiya, Russia’s tacky-sounding label. The sound remains boxy but is certainly listenable mono; the voices are unnaturally forward
