Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6; Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase (1990)

Posted By: ArlegZ

Date: Jan. 12, 2023

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, universally known as the Pathétique, is among the most deeply moving and profound of all works. An enduring masterwork which Tchaikovsky considered to be his greatest composition. Once again the struggle against ‘fate’ is central to this symphony which was to be the last Tchaikovsky wrote. The première took place in October 1893 at St. Petersburg and just eight days later the composer was dead. Few farewells in music are more poignant.
Muti and the Philadelphia in the opening movement Adagio - Allegro non troppo impart a sinister air of shadowy foreboding with vigour and passion. The main theme is performed with just the right level of strength and poignancy. The Allegro con grazia is smooth and good humoured and I was impressed with the assured control and potency that Muti conveys in the Allegro molto vivace. Tchaikovsky’s mood of intense desperation and torment is impressively communicated in the Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante as they bring the score to a harrowing conclusion. A special mention goes to the woodwind section for their splendid playing throughout. Decent sound quality, reasonably clear and well balanced
–Michael Cookson

The Poem of Ecstasy's ebb and flow must be discerned and responded to if anything is to be made of the piece. Muti does this in spades and terraces dynamics with evident insight into spirituality and sensuality.
–Rob Barnett

Performer:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor

Tracklist:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op. 74 ‘Pathétique’
01. I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro con grazia
03. III. Allegro molto vivace
04. IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso - Andante
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915)
05. Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54

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