London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (2009) [Japan 2016]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 46:44 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,89 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front/Rear Covers | 1,86 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/44,1 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 442 MB
The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s celebrated Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski conducts live recordings of Tchaikovsky’s last symphonie. The Sixth Symphony, “Pathétique”, is a passionate work whose tragic finale gained significance with Tchaikovsky’s sudden death just days after he conducted its first performance in St. Petersburg.
It’s a bit of a mystery that none of the major record companies has yet signed such an exceptional talent as Vladimir Jurowski to an exclusive contract. But that’s very good news for the London Philharmonic’s own label, which is eagerly issuing its principal conductor’s performances.
Though Jurowski’s Tchaikovsky performances would be happily encountered in concert, the closer inspection that’s inevitable on disc reveals a basic solidity but only isolated moments in the sixth symphony that have a distinctive profile. In the famous second subject of the Sixth’s first movement, Jurowski doesn’t milk the tune to the point that it loses all connection to what has come before; rather, it breathes impulsively, passionately, and with remarkable lyrical force. Then the development crashes in with as much violence and power as in any performance yet recorded. Its tragic climax in the recapitulation is absolutely shattering.
Tracklist:
01. I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro con grazia
03. III. Allegro molto vivace
04. IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
Personnel:
Vladimir Jurowski – Conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pieter Schoeman – leader
Note:
Produced by Andrew Walton. Engineered by Andrew Lang.
Recorded live on November 26, 2008 at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London.
Avex Classics Intl. Inc., Japan # AVCL-25918
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