Composer: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Modest Mussorgsky
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LSO
Release: 2019
Size: 1.44 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
01. I. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima – Moderato assai, quasi andante – Allegro vivo
02. II. Andantino in modo di canzona
03. III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro
04. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
05. I. Promenade [Orch. Ravel]
06. II. No 1, Gnomus [Orch. Ravel]
07. III. Interlude, Promenade II [Orch. Ravel]
08. IV. No 2, Il vecchio castello [Orch. Ravel]
09. V. Interlude, Promenade III [Orch. Ravel]
10. VI. No 3, Tuileries [Orch. Ravel]
11. VII. No 4, Bydlo [Orch. Ravel]
12. VIII. Interlude, Promenade IV [Orch. Ravel]
13. IX. No 5, The Ballet of Unhatched Chicks in their Shells [Orch. Ravel]
14. X. No 6, Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle [Orch. Ravel]
15. XI. No 7, The Market at Limoges [Orch. Ravel]
16. XII. No 8, Catacombae (Sepulchrum Romanum) [Orch. Ravel]
17. XIII. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua [Orch. Ravel]
18. XIV. No 9, The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) [Orch. Ravel]
19. XV. No 10, The Great Gate of Kiev [Orch. Ravel]
Widely recognised as one of the leading conductors of his generation, LSO Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda presents a work of concentrated emotional intensity in the first of a new series exploring Tchaikovsky’s final three symphonies. Urgent, supercharged and violent in places, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth is said to reflect the turmoil he found himself in while composing: a disastrous marriage, struggles with his sexuality and severe depression. Yet, despite the gloomy outlook, the symphony proves undoubtedly that Tchaikovsky knew how to fill his works with memorable melodies. Known for his mastery of Russian repertoire, for this album Noseda pairs Tchaikovsky with a masterpiece by his fellow countryman, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, performed here in Ravel’s iconic orchestration.