Composer: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LSO Live
Catalogue: LSO0858
Release: 2022
Size: 2.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
01. I. Andante – Allegro con anima
02. II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza – Moderato con anima – Andante mosso – Allegro non troppo
03. III. Valse. Allegro moderato
04. IV. Finale. Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace – Molto vivace – Moderato assai e molto maestoso – Presto – Molto meno mosso
Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya
05. I. Prelude. A Hymn to Nature
06. II. Wedding Procession – Tartar Invasion
07. III. The Battle of Kerzhenets
08. IV. Blessed Death of Fevroniya and Apotheosis of the Invisible City
History, heritage, and fate combine in this recording from Gianandrea Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra, bringing together the music of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, brimming over with drama and emotional intensity, charts a course from darkness to a final, life-affirming glimmer of optimism. Composed in 1888 and conducted by Tchaikovsky for it’s November premiere that year, this symphony makes use of a recurring main “fate theme” to bring together the work’s four movements. Rimsky-Korsakov dug deep into Russian legends and folk tales for his opera “The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh”. Follow the mythical, magical story of the “Russian Atlantis” in this orchestral suite, told through the composer’s glittering orchestral palette.