Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 - Liszt: Mazeppa / Mehta, BRSO
Details
- Composer
- Franz Liszt, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Artist
- Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Format
- CD
- Label
- BR Klassik
- Released
- May 05, 2023
- Catalog #
- BRK900207
- UPC
- 4035719002072
About
This BR-KLASSIK CD features recordings of concerts on February 28 and March 1, 2013 in the Philharmonie im Gasteig.
Zubin Mehta is closely associated with the city of Munich and the orchestras based there. From 1998 to 2006, he was General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, and has similarly close ties with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Tchaikovsky wrote his Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64, the so-called "Fate Symphony,” in 1888. All four movements of the work are permeated by the so-called “fate” theme. Together with his fourth and sixth (“Pathétique”) symphonies, the fifth is one of Tchaikovsky's most popular.
Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Mazeppa" is based on a poem by Victor Hugo and uses musical material from the composer’s fourth "Etude d'exécution transcendante" from 1846. The symphonic poem was composed in 1850 during Liszt's tenure as court conductor in Weimar, and was first performed on April 16, 1854. Liszt's symphonic poem describes the wild ride across the steppe of the emaciated and exhausted Ivan Masepa (Mazeppa), tied to the back of a horse. He is finally rescued by Cossacks, who take him to Ukraine.
Tracklist 5 tracks
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1 I. Andante - Allegro con anima 14:21
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Andante - Allegro con anima
- Duration
- 14:21
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Ensemble
- Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Conductor
- Zubin Mehta
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2 II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 12:29
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
- Duration
- 12:29
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Ensemble
- Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Conductor
- Zubin Mehta
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3 III. Valse: Allegro moderato 05:54
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Valse: Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 05:54
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Ensemble
- Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Conductor
- Zubin Mehta
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4 IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace 12:20
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 12:20
- Composer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Ensemble
- Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Conductor
- Zubin Mehta
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5 Mazeppa, S100/R417 14:51
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Mazeppa, S100/R417
- Duration
- 14:51
- Composer
- Franz Liszt
- Ensemble
- Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Conductor
- Zubin Mehta