Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 - Janácek: Taras Bulba,

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Label
ICA Classics
Release Date
November 19, 2013
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      LEOS JANACEK PYOTR ILYICH TCH
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Bela Dakeny
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 19, 2013
    • UPC
      5060244551169
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ICAC 5116
    • LABEL
      ICA Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Andante - Allegro con anima

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    2. II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    3. III. Valse: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    4. IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    5. I. Smrt Andrijova (Death of Andrij)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    6. II. Smrt Ostapova (The Death of Ostap)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    7. III. Proroctvi a smrt Tarase Bulby (The Prophecy and Death of Taras Bulba)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky


Rozhdestvensky is considered to be one of the greatest Tchaikovsky conductors today. Given his Russian background and his outstanding leadership of the Bolshoi in the past, it is not surprising that his performances of the composer's works are entirely idiomatic. This live performance of Tchaikovsky's popular Symphony No.5 comes from the 1978 Flanders Festival in Belgium and has been recorded in excellent stereo. It is both exciting and poetic, and it confirmed Rozhdestvensky's new appointment as music director of the BBC Symphony the same year. The fill-up consists of Jan+ícek's rhapsody Taras Bulba recorded at the 1981 Proms. This work is a new addition to Rozhdestvensky's discography. Taras Bulba is arguably Janacek's most powerful and dramatic work. Here, it is given a searing performance in superb stereo, which fully captures the large orchestra used, complete with organ, brass and percussion.