Leningrad Philharmonic Tchaikovsky 4th Symphony Rozhdestvens
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@diianiih Could be. He did was influenced by Russian folk songs in his compositions.
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How anyone can prefer Karajan over this is beyond me. For some reason, western conductors always want to imbue Tchaikovsky with even more pathos than is already present. To me, this video shows how you ought to play this work: con fuoco. Don't forget that this was Mravinsky's orchestra; his recordings of the last three symphonies are, to me, still the benchmark.
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@aadak18 I don't think so. On this Symphony I prefer the version with Karajan conducting the Berliner Philarmoniker.
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I love the fact that Tchaikovsky actually has the cymbals playing ALL 8th notes in measures 287, 288, and 289 - and not just the offbeats like in 283, 284.
I love the nihilism.
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@nottravis28 That tone quality was common amongst most Russian players. But I too am not a huge fan of it
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I love when the cheering begins during the last chord!
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@diianiih yes. It does
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It's not the style played by this orchestra. The style and interpretation is fine. It's the overall tone quality of the brass section that I don't particularly like.
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I'm wondering... this piece have a part of a russian folk song "the birch tree"?
You gotta wonder ... do Russians play Russian music "better" than other people? (Or Germans with German music, etc.)
I don't know ... just something to think about.
aadak18 2 years ago 12
Imagine fighting off nazi scum for almost 3 years in Leningrad and hearing this play over the speakers while fighting for your homeland.
Kranden420 2 years ago 5