Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64 - Mravinsky

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64

Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Evgeny Mravinsky

Vienna, November 1960

[FMIFestival]

The sound if this orchestra is absolutely amazing. The clarity of the winds, the softness of the brass and the full range of colors of the Russian strings. It cannot be matched ever again.

[middlepapa]

14:48 2nd movement
26:52 3rd movement
32:24 finale

[razzle_dazzle]

This is from the Wikipedia page on this symphony:
_After the second performance, Tchaikovsky wrote, "I have come to the conclusion that it is a failure"._

It's amazing how self-doubt can plague even the greatest among us.

[rodrigom]

This symphony speaks of sadness and despair, as is common throughout Tchaikovsky's ouvre. But the last movent is heroic, triumphant, reminding me a lot of Beethoven in this sense. This is his testament to us: although we may be taken by despair, there is always hope, and a bright future is ahead of us. Long live Pyotr Ilyich! Thank you for all the music you gave us!

[lanfordvideos]

The second movement of this piece is simply the greatest musical progression I have ever heard in any musical work. It moves in just a few minutes from the softest, most serene tones of majestic calmness to the fiery, earth-shaking blasts of impending doom. So brilliant and heart-wrenching.

[eduardoabelwilliams]

Mravinsky and the Leningrad: the best performance of the 5th, to my liking...
00:00 Andante – Allegro con anima; 14:49 Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza; 26:52 Valse. Allegro moderato; 32:24 Finale. Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace – Moderato assai e molto maestoso – Presto

[LSAb]

This is a remarkably straight-forward reading of the symphony. Folowing with the score, I could see that Mravinsky does not do many of the tempo distortions and ritardandos that have become almost enshrined in the readings of the symphonies now. It's actually pretty refreshing to hear (mostly) what is exactly in the score. In a few places, I felt that some phrases could have used a bit more room to end gracefully. But in general, this is a much more UNaffected performance than you will hear elsewhere. I feel like I am hearing more Tchaikovsky and less Conductor X.

[karah]

How is no one talking about the clarinet solo at the beginning? It's so beautiful ;o

Holy crap! What a fantastic performance! Thank you so much for uploading, you got a new subscriber!

[gerardbegni]

This symphony of Tchaikovski is in my modest opinion better than the two that surround it, the 4th 'Fatum' and the famous 6th, 'Pathetic'. Its style is more direct, less overblown. Here, with Mravinski, we have an ideal conductor to render all the details and the structure of this symphony. My preferred are the first one and this one.

[ljiljanastanic]

Powerful work 💜💜💜Great performance by great maestro Mravinsky and Orchestra💙💙💙Спасибо!

[notaire]

Wunderschöne Aufführung dieser romantischen Sinfonie mit gut harmonisierten und perfekt synchronisierten Töne aller Instrumente. Der unvergleichliche Dirigent leitet das weltklassige Orchester im gut phrasierten Tempo mit völlig effektiver Dynamik. Die UdSSR war bestimmt ein musikalisches Wunder im 20. Jahrhundert!

[maitreyeeye]

the real master-piece is when a desire to listen it never die...even during the sleep - this is a Divine narcotic!

[sabrinasiggers]

This gives me chills every time I listen to it.

[lacikiss]

When I heard this music I think of very sad life of composer. This is very nice and sad music. Kind regards from Romania

[LordQueezle]

I got to hear this piece performed live. So glad I was able to go.

[k.c.meaders]

A nice crisp recording, well miked and mixed. Certainly not muddy like many others on YouTube.

[francescobalzano]

una grande orchestra ed un direttore capace di grande energia dal ritmo incalzante

[ИванКонов-йф]

В финале Чайковский показывает, что человек может быть сильнее судьбы, но это скорее самообман.Композитор после успешного европейского турне находился а состоянии эйфории, его жизнь наполнилась новым содержанием, и он испытывал по этой причине творческий и душевный подьем, который вылился в написание этой удивительной симфонии, наиболее яркой и впечатляющей, в которой еще так много светлых красок, энергии, мощи, но пройдет всего несколько лет, и от этой эйфории не останется и следа.Чайковским безраздельно завладеют другие настроения, которые будут нарастать с каждым годом-разочарование, усталость, тоска, чувство неудовлетворенности и безнадежности.Дав им выход, он создаст еще более гениальное произведение-"Патетическую" симфонию, в которой он представит иную "картину мира".Его герой станет жертвой бесконечной и безнадежной борьбы с той силой, которую он называл фатум

[donatella]

Immense musica ed interpretazione !!! LOVE