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Roy Ellefsen wrote:
>I don't have a recording of the Tschaikowsky Sym. 4. What's your advice?
>Naxos has several. I am partial to Naxos because, of course, money is
>indeed an object. Anyone know them? I am from Utah and am therefore
>partial to Abravanel and the USO. Any advice there? Or is there some
>other recording that you consider THE recording to have?
Try the 4th conducted by Mravinsky on Russian Disc RD CD 10 903, a volume
of The Mravinsky. I've never really gotten into Tchaikovsky so I don't
have many recordings. For me, his music has never had the energy and
grandeur of other Russian composers I enjoy. Listening to Mravinsky
conduct the USSR Symphony Orchestra in a performance recorded in 1959,
however, there's an excitement and a bite to the music that I haven't
heard before. Not really a fan of individual conductors, there's something
about Mravinsky's style that I find engrossing. Also, try his recordings
of Shostakovich, real ear-openers for me. There are 9 volumes of The
Mravinsky Collection on sale for $5.98 at www.salemusic.com, the web
site of Daedalus Books. The usual disclaimers apply.
Ron Chaplin
Iselin, New Jersey, USA
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