Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Scriabin: Prometheus (1991)
Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Scriabin: Prometheus (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 276 Mb | Total time: 64:36 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDC 7 54112 2 | Recorded: 1990
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 276 Mb | Total time: 64:36 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDC 7 54112 2 | Recorded: 1990
The Fourth Symphony was written at a particularly crucial point in Tchaikovsky’s life. 1877 was not only the year of his disastrous marriage but also the year in which he began his fifteen-year correspondence with his patroness Nadezhda von Meck. The F minor Symphony has always been a popular work with its muscular and melodic writing. Infused throughout the score is the sense of ‘fate’ which Tchaikovsky believed controlled his destiny as he described in a letter to Madame von Meck, “the fateful force which prevents the impulse to happiness from achieving its goal … which hangs above your head like the sword of Damocles.”
In the opening movement Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima the performance from the Philadelphia Orchestra under Muti is as exciting as one is likely to hear. Muti blends passion and power to perfection and the conclusion was awe-inspiring. The moving and robust Andantino in modo di canzona was so convincing that I was left with a compelling sense of Tchaikovsky’s despair and fatigue. In the pizzicato section of the Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato (Allegro) the Philadelphia strings are on their finest form and the woodwind deserve praise for their assured contribution at 1:44-3:04. There’s tremendous energy and drama in the Finale. Allegro con fuoco. It is hard to imagine better playing and I found myself on the edge of my seat. The sound quality throughout is to demonstration standard.
This performance of the Fourth Symphony is in the premier league of the alternative recordings and I believe it is probably the best of all the versions.–Michael Cookson
Prometheus. Alexeev (well known for his Medtner and Shostakovich) lays into the solo part with defiance and petulance. The rhapsodic flux and hieratic character of the piece recalls for me the Temple movement of Bax's Symphonic Variations, Griffes' Pleasure Dome and Loeffler's Pagan Poem.–Rob Barnett
Performer:
Dmitri Alexeev, piano
The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Tracklist:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
01. I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
02. II. Andantino in modo di canzona
03. III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato (Allegro)
04 IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915)
05. Prométhée, le poème du feu, Op. 60
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Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Scriabin: Prometheus (1991)
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