CD Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies, Muti/Philadelphia/Philharmonia

With their abundance of melodic invention, color, lyricism and drama, Tchaikovsky's symphonies trace the composer's progress as both an artist and as a man, reaching their final, shattering climax in the magnificent, but doom-laden "Pathétique". "Muti's Tchaikovsky cycle with the Philharmonia is one of the most consistent ever," wrote Gramophone, "with the conductor's high voltage tempered by expressive warmth and keen fantasy."

Contents:

Disc 1:

Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams"

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"

Disc 2:

Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 (I-III)

Disc 3:

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 (IV)

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy

Disc 4:

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"

Philaharmonia Orchestra

Francesca da Rimini: Symphonic Fantasy after Dante, Op. 32

Disc 5:

Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58

1812, Festival Overture, Op. 49

Philadelphia Orchestra

Riccardo Muti (conductor)