01. Romeo and Juliet. Fantasy Overture* [19'21]
02. - 05. Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op.74 'Pathétique' [45'55]
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons
ORFEO C 832101A (recorded 2/3 June 2010 and 17/18 June 2009*; CD issued 2010)
(digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - no booklet)
Recording venue: Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Recording engineer and Producer: unknown
Another of Orfeo's series of recordings made during Andris Nelsons' tenure as chief conductor of the CBSO from 2008 until 2015.Here we get two of Tchaikovsky's most popular works coupled together.
As with the Fourth and Fifth Symphonies, tempi and textures are nicely judged and these are exemplary fresh readings. Of course, there are so many excellent performances and recordings of the two works, it would be idle to pretend that one was substantially superior than all the others and everybody will have their own favourite recording..
In my case, a favourite is one made in 1959 by Sir Adrian Boult conducting the London Philharmonic which has never made it to CD; nor has it ever been properly digitised as far as I know. However, even it it were, the sound is not likely to be in the same class as Orfeo's for Nelsons.
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