Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Composer and conductor were made for each other, though this live Fifth Symphony, with recessed sound, can't replace Stokowski's studio recordings. The other pieces are his only versions, and... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th Nov 2008
Catalogue No: GHCD2334
Label: Guild
Series: Historical

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This important new historical CD is a vital release in the Guild series of great performances of the past in that it includes three works by Tchaikovsky conducted by the legendary Leopold Stokowski with the New York NBC Symphony Orchestra from concerts in 1942. Although Stokowski recorded Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony on several occasions, the number of live recordings conducted by him is extremely rare. But what makes this album an absolute must is that the performances of the two other orchestral works by Tchaikovsky were the only occasions in Stokowski's life that he ever conducted them. This therefore makes this very well filled CD an issue of the greatest importance for admirers of Stokowski's art and for collectors of recordings by great conductors. The sound has been refurbished with the latest techniques to provide a CD of major significance.

Live recordings from 1942-43

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March 2009

Composer and conductor were made for each other, though this live Fifth Symphony, with recessed sound, can't replace Stokowski's studio recordings. The other pieces are his only versions, and show complete musical and emotional involvement.

Audiophile Audition 25th December 2008

The forever “fateful” Fifth Symphony enjoys Stokowski’s expansive treatment...As per expectation, Stokowski lavishes all sorts of tendresses on the famous Andante cantabile, molding the arched phrases with restrained, though febrile, attention.

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