12-26-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Romy the Cat Boston, MA Posts 10,226 Joined on 05-28-2004 Post #: 1 Post ID: 27799 Reply to: 27799 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (FULL DOCUMENTARY AND CONCERT) "I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche

12-27-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree steverino Posts 372 Joined on 05-23-2009 Post #: 2 Post ID: 27806 Reply to: 27799 Favorite Tchaikovsky symphony This is by far my favorite Tchaikovsky symphony. Interestingly, IMO there are far more outstanding performances of his Pathetique or even the Sym 5 than his Sym 4. His first 3 symphonies are almost always performed even more poorly, so I suppose the 4th is somewhere in the middle of the pack in that regard.

12-30-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Romy the Cat Boston, MA Posts 10,226 Joined on 05-28-2004 Post #: 3 Post ID: 27841 Reply to: 27806 ,,,aikovsky into Brahms but with so much fun!! I love and follow Semyon Bychkov. Here he does the 4th with very much non-russian sounding WDR Symphony Orchestra, my fav orchestra, btw.. It is so much a non-russian sound orchestra that they converted Tchaikovsky into Brahms but with so much fun!!!   "I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche

12-30-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,685 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 4 Post ID: 27843 Reply to: 27841 More Bychkov Not to hijack Tschaikowsky, but Bechkov/WDR also made a very nice Mahler 3 (~105 minutes...)! Paul S

12-31-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Romy the Cat Boston, MA Posts 10,226 Joined on 05-28-2004 Post #: 5 Post ID: 27845 Reply to: 27843 Bechkov and Mahler 3 Bechkov/WDR and Mahler 3 is not just a good performance but it rather an operation on the open brain, absolutely amazing. "I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche