Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 - First Movement (part1)

[pronetnh]

I found some things in it that point to a much more free interpretation than anyone would dare do now. As for quality, the soloists had to stand up and play as loud as possible to get the mikes to pick it up, and they had to time the speed of the music so it would fit on the wax master disc. If not, the disc had to be thrown away and the recording redone.

It's also wonderful to hear Marcel Tabuteau on oboe and that great woodwind section, along with the string "glissando" they used then.

[emmibow]

nope, i don't like this rendition. It's not the origional. why would you mess with perfection? the only reason is if your orchestra is not good enough to play the real thing. And if my highschool orchestra can do it, then i think these professional orchestras can do it as well!

[pronetnh]

@emmibow What's not original? This is the piece, not the simplified versions for high school orchestras. As a professional oboist, I've performed the piece many times, and I assure you, this is how it goes.

[emmibow]

@pronetnh your right, i realized that afterwords...  i was having a blond moment

[2ndviolinist]

I have Stokowski/Philadelphia Tchaik 5 in my collection which is a fabulous rendition by one of my top 4 conductor/orchestra combos. The sound on this transfer is awful. Please don't judge this recording on this upload. Two other great versions are Mengelberg/Concertgebouw and Hertz/San Francisco. Hertz/San Fran came as a great shock. Never heard of him till I found a downloadable album on Pristine Classical. Check it out.

[frozinfire]

BEAUTIFUL!

Sounds so misty and glory in many parts of the first movement :)

[u2bmetub]

Horrible. Too slow.

[tulcod]

musical pieces from that period usually (but not always, go listen mozart for that) start with a slow piece. then comes a very quick part, usually a climax and then some kind of reuse of the first part, but with a bit more power.

[300zcellox]

Mozart was NOT from the same time period as Tchaikovsky...by any stretch. And they do start it a little slow for my taste. I don't even know who this symphony is, though. It's obviously a very old recording.

[ILoveChScBr]

@tulcod OMG i cant believe you even said that. Mozart Beethoven Haydn and Schubert usually started their symphonies with a fast movement. THAT is the classical tradition.

[wienerphil]

This is not a video. It a slideshow. And poor one, even by slideshow standards.

[nickden01]

Before critiquing the quality of the pictures, please post this wonderful symphony with a better video presentation (and sound quality). Frankly, though, I could listen to this on any old phonograph player and still love it.

[otterhouse]

I don't mind the pictures, it's mor important that I now have the chance to HEAR this performance. What worries me more is the (very) incorrect use of a broadband denoiser. This gives the gurgling effect.

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[nickden01]

Noted, and thanks for the reference. This upload was good enough to get me hooked again, so I went out and ordered the Jansons recording.

[olga2809]

I have got Jansons' recording, too. I like that one the most and than Mravinsky's recording.

Have you also got Jansons' recordings of the other Tchaikovsky symphonies (with the Oslo Philharmonic). They are fantastic!

[npmontgomery]

The sound quality is so poor it makes it almost unable to be listened to, no matter how good the symphony is.

[rjlucasinc]

How about you, Mr. English expert? In your first comment you refer to rds769 as "an big ignorant." What the hell is an big ignorant? Get your grammar and spelling in order before you criticize others on their ignorance.

[gspaulsson]

Clearly, English is not Y2H's native language, but he is basically right. It is totally irritating when people on Youtube call things songs that aren't songs. Even in pop, people distinguish between "songs" and "instrumentals". Call this an instrumental if you like, but it ain't no song.

[rds769]

I love this song.

[Y2H]

Song? Are an big ignorant?

Do you see anyone singing? It´s called a ¨symphony¨ you bloody idiot!!!

[rds769]

well if you want to be mr. particular, i don't SEE any orchestra playing, all i see is pictures of Tchaikovsky, but if you see my comment on the 2nd part of the 1st mvmnt, you can see i mentioned symphony.. but thanks for enlightening me, now i can go back to being a 'big ignorant'

[Y2H]

Back? No you were never "not a big ignorant" don´t worry!

Learn english fro crying out loud!