Artist : Evgeny Mravinsky (cond),Leningrader Philharmonie
Title : Tchaikovsky - Sinfonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 “Pathétique”
 
Cat No :LP43092
Label : DGG
Format : 3LP Box Set / 180g
Barcode : 8808678160925
 
From the original analogue master tapes of Universal Music.
Audiophile analogue mastering by Raillner Maillard at Emil Berliner Studios
180g audiophile virgin vinyl pressed by Pallas GmbH in Germany.
3 Disc box set with individual original cover jackets.
One-time limited production only

Recording Information
Disc-1 / Symphony No.4, F minor op.36. Wembley Town Hall, London14-15 September 1960
Disc-2 / Symphony No.5, E minor op.64. Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 9-10 November 1960
Disc-3 / Symphony No.6 H minor op.74 Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 7-9 November 1960

‘Incendiary’ is just the right word – this is a recording that catches fire so early in the first movement, I’m gripped each time I listen. I enjoy the stereo sound picture, which spotlights the utterly distinctive Soviet-Russian quality of the Leningrad Phil... the frenetic energy and snarling hysteria that Mravinsky draws from his players are still capable of shredding nerves. The Pathétique contains deeply personal, deeply troubling music; this DG recording may prove too theatrical for some, but it gnaws away at my soul like no other – Mark Pullinger (Gramophone)