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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Romeo & Juliet / Abravanel, Utah Symphony
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Romeo & Juliet / Abravanel, Utah Symphony

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Details

Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Format
CD
Label
Vox
Released
Jun 23, 2023
Catalog #
VOX-NX-3022CD
UPC
747313302284

About

Learn more about the VOX Label, the Elite Recordings production team, and the reissuing of these classic Utah Symphony recordings on the Naxos Classical Spotlight Podcast!

Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony Orchestra’s recordings of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works, originally released on Vox in 1974, remain much admired to this day. These classic recordings of Symphony No. 4 and Romeo and Juliet make a welcome return to the catalogue, newly remastered in 192kHz / 24-bit high-definition.

REVIEWS:

These sonically remastered recordings are from Maurice Abravanel’s legendary Tchaikovsky Integrale. The remastering probably couldn’t make the violins sound much fuller and warmer, but the slight limitations as far as the Utah orchestra and the somewhat treble-emphasized recording, especially in the Fantasy Overture, can’t really detract from the quality of Abravanel’s delicate, spontaneous, elegant and tense interpretations. In the Fourth Symphony, Abravanel by no means overplays the darker side of the music, expressing fatum feelings as well as nostalgia.

-- Pizzicato

Although the Salt Lake Tabernacle was far from an ideal recording venue, its oval domed shape being highly reflective, the Elite Recordings team did their best to deaden the space. The end result is excellent, the orchestra sounding as though it is playing in a large hall, but nothing is blurred.

As for the performances, they are also excellent, Abravanel careful not to overplay the dramatic elements to the point where they start to sound hysterical. That is not to say the playing lacks energy, for it certainly does not. This is simply very good, straightforward, well-played, and excellently recorded Tchaikovsky. Good stuff.

-- Classical Candor (Karl Nehring)

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 18:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
    Duration
    18:10
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel
  2. 2 II. Andantino in modo di canzona 08:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino in modo di canzona
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro 05:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco 08:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    08:42
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel
  5. 5 Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (3rd version, 1880) 19:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (3rd version, 1880)
    Duration
    19:44
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Utah Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Maurice Abravanel