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 374 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 2,686 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

01-04-2025 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree steverino Posts 374 Joined on 05-23-2009 Post #: 6 Post ID: 27863 Reply to: 27806 Stokowski Just out of curiosity does anyone else but me like the Stokowski performance of the Tchaikovsky Sym 4. It first appeared on a Vanguard LP with the American Symphony which I assume was an alias for the NY Phil players slumming but maybe someone knows for sure.

01-04-2025 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,686 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 7 Post ID: 27864 Reply to: 27863 Animation! "The" Stokowski T4 performance? That's certainly one of them. My first connection with Stokowski was the re-introduction of Fantasia, after WWII. For decades I could not hear that music without seeing the cartoons in my head! Larger than life (or the original score...), as always! Old Vanguard LPs are great! Mine is not where it should be on the record shelf... Paul S

01-04-2025 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree steverino Posts 374 Joined on 05-23-2009 Post #: 8 Post ID: 27865 Reply to: 27864 I hate when that happens. Well if it is misplaced you will always recognize the cover. Stokowski Beserker!