Mravinsky-Tchaikovsky I

[MrAam1964]

Best conductor that is Evgeny Mravinsky, best orchestra that is The Leningrad Philharmoniker Orcherstra, one of the two best symphonies ever written that is the fifth symphony of Tchaikovsky along with the fifth symphony by Chostakovich. All these considerations in mind make in fact a marvellous moment of pure music.

[fenriquealvarez]

in both, composer and conductor the heart and soul of rusian music.

[SuperLuckydream]

We may look at this concert as an illustration of a unique Russian musical culture.I mean both the music piece and its interpretation.It is deep feeling,sensitive soul and strength mixed with vivid calmness.

[nqd20437]

Among a few versions of Tchaikovsky 5 by Mravinsky we can see on YouTube, I think this performance is the best. Is the rest of this concert available anywhere?

[bassoostenuto1]

Wow! Bravo to Valeri Bezrutchenko (clarinet). His sound enters directly into the heart.

[fredg77]

I love the sudden diminuendo that he gets from the strings at 4:15. It's incredible!!!

[hugoclasico]

Forgot to say: musically speaking, one of the best and from the old russian school.

[hugoclasico]

I fully agree but you all know that part of the integrity of this cultural growing in the USSR was to achieve excellence.If not, well, you might end at Siberia.He keeps in his lapel the Lenin merit medall!!!!

[viulu11]

@hugoclasico Let's leave politics (and your oversimplified view) out if it.

[BrucknerMotet]

I agree w/ labitx88. Shostakovich trusted Mravinsky to get it right. Take the 11th symphony for example. Icy. The chaos of the massacre in the square triggered and stirred by the frightening rat tat. Mravinsky did some good work with the rhythm section in evoking the sharp report of mechanized murder.

[Pazuzu1964]

There is nothing quite like this.

It conveys Tchaikovsky's despair with life perfectly.

Music doesn't come much better, nobody could translate this piece like Mravinsky did.

Legendary.

[laughwest101]

It sounds so heart wrenching.

[zhiaimozart]

He is the best on conducting Tchaikovsky!

[ArturoAlejandroS]

Why this is so few saw??At the same time,millions of people are dominated by a dumb of almost-music called "reggaeton"Olny 33.707 and it is from 2006!

I think that my favourite version of this symhpyony could be this or Sejii Ozama with BPO.Both are too fantastic.This is passionate ,poweful and fast,Ozawa is amazing with the brass.Bernstein is too a great recording,specially second movement.

[RabidCh]

Unfortunately Mravinsky is not well known compared to other conductors of his time...

[ArturoAlejandroS]

Because he lived at the another side of iron courtain,in the communist side.

If he had lived in NY,he would have been very famous and succesful.

[labitx88]

But that's the reason why he's perfect on tchaikovsky, rachmaninoff and shostakovich.

[ArturoAlejandroS]

Did he conducted Rachmaninov?I didn't know.I like a lot Bernstein and Karajan performances too.But Mravinsky is special

[chineseqiang]

四五六太震撼了。

[miszdodo]

I've got somme records by Mravrinsky. He's one of the greatest, having wonderful orchestral performance with a simple gesture.

[Kobzar3374]

I fully agree, especially as far as gestures are concerned. May be the sound of this video is not excellent sometimes, but may be you could not ask for more in 1983. Anyway who cares? I like Chaykovsky's Fifth very much, and each gesture by Mravinsky is a lesson in conducting technique, so elegant and effective. Да здравствует Россия!

[olga2809]

I've got the recording of his Tchaikovsky 5, so beautiful!

[622473tom]

Это что-то необычайно - какая энергетика и какой спокойный мравинский. Это гений

[leontud]

GENIUS

[CknSalad]

I really like the interpretation of this piece. I think it really brings out what Tschaikowsky had intended for this particular Symphony.

[xxPaganinixx]

Once (around 84-87) when Mravinsky fell sick in the hospital in Vienna, Karajan left his work and came all the way there just to visit him. Point being he was very well known and respected all around the globe, and this is not just some rumour I've heard - my father was working with Mravinsky in the Leningrad Philharmonic at the time and was actually there at the time.

[j72050]

...before you die, you must hear Mravinsky in Tchaikovsky 4, 5 and 6. His dynamics and notes are the same others play...but they sound different,idiomatic searching Russian feeling that I was never aware of till I heard Mravinsky. Thanks, Amazon for telling me to buy the Tchaikovsky by Mravinsky.

[007FORQUEEN]

I'd like to hear No4,5,6 entirely, but how? U can upload this?

[kimikimi003]

座って指揮していることから最晩年の映像でしょうか？！木管部分­がオンマイクなのが気になるが、映像としては素晴らしい。寸分違­わぬ弓使いが脅威的。演奏もどんなに盛り上がっても表面的になら­ないところはさすがムラヴィンスキー！

[lazarogeorg]

i totaly agree

[veliko1970]

the best conductor of Russia!

[droidean]

my favorite musical peice of all. Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, the beginning was q bit fast for my taste, but once they're past the introduction sections, so excellent!

[mtava002]

A great piece of work. interesting interpretation of it... lots of legatos and connections in places where it's not common to hear. still great IMO.

[typicalmusiclover]

ugh! wow, tchaik 5 under mravinsky, this is intensed, please upload the 4th and 6th of him conducting. Tchaik is just the greatest composer to have ever lived. thx for the post.

[VegliaBorletti]

The best! Listen to his recording of Schostakovich nr 8.. Magic!

[YTM021807]

Great conductor not known outside Russia.

[xxPaganinixx]

Actually, INCREDIBLY known outside of Russia (or former Soviet Union). It was Mravinsky and Karajan, that were the leaders in those days.

[labitx]

Marvinsky is very well known.

[Armchair6]

I don't know a thing about classical music, but this was excellent.

[DorianGray2005]

One of the greatest conductors! Wow.

[kelvinmusic]

Mravinsky - God of Tchaikovksy