Sviatoslav Richter, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky – Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1, Symphony No.6 (2012)
SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 01:18:01 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Classical | © Praga Digitals
An non-usual pairing of Tchaikovsky’s two most popular scores by uncontested Russian masters: the resurrection of one Richter’s rare encounters with the most Russian conductor of the 20th century, Yevgeny Mravinsky. Indispensable for whomever wants to hear the references left by the two legendary artists.
Read more
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky – Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 (1961/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:09:14 minutes | 2,54 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
At the height of the Cold War, the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under its legendary principal conductor Evgeny Mravinsky visited Britain in September 1960, giving sensational concerts in Edinburgh and London which drew ecstatic responses from both press and public.
Since this virtuoso orchestra was then poorly represented in Western record catalogues, Deutsche Grammophon’s engineers astutely seized the opportunity to capture their playing in far superior sound to anything that could be produced by their Soviet counterparts. Among the most notable sessions taped in Wembley Town Hall was Mravinsky’s blazingly urgent account of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.
Ever the perfectionist, the conductor was so pleased with the quality of this recording that two months later he and the orchestra agreed to record the last two symphonies for DG, this time in Vienna’s Musikverein. Initially released on three separate stereo LPs, these Tchaikovsky performances convey a highly-strung raw energy that remains undimmed up to the present day. The Finale of No. 5, delivered at a manically swift pace, is one of high points, guaranteed to take your breath away.
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra – Jean Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7, The Swan of Tuonela – Claude Debussy: Nocturnes Nos. 1 & 2 (2016/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:53 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Praga Digitals
Yevgeni Mravinski; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra – Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4-6 (1961/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 02:11:22 minutes | 1,42 GB | Genre:
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | ©
Mravinsky’s legendary 1960 Tchaikovsky Late Symphonies in stunning new 32-bit XR remaster. Yevgeny Mravinsky made these recordings with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra for DGG whilst on a tour of western Europe in the autumn of 1960 in sessions which took place in London (Symphony No. 4) and Vienna (Symphonies 5 & 6).
Read more