Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Russian National Orchestra & Mikhail Pletnev

• 1 I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima 17:46
• 2 II. Andantino in modo di canzone 08:54
• 3 III. Scherzo - Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro 05:22
• 4 IV. Finale - Allegro con fuoco 08:40
• 5 Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture 19:36
• Total Runtime 01:00:18

Info for Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

This recording marks the start of a new complete Tchaikovsky symphony cycle for PentaTone from Mikail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra. To hear such dramatic Tchaikovsky compositions performed by a top Russian orchestra is a real treat, and when the recordings are of such high quality, even more so. The Evening Standard wrote of the Russian National Orchestra’s Prom debut; “They played with such captivating beauty that the audience gave an involuntary sigh of pleasure”.

“[the finale] has balletic energy and is refreshingly free from vulgarity, In Romeo and Juliet the orchestra is superbly responsive, shaping the love melody with nobility and warmth...The recording has a wonderful sense of depth, with the handover from horns to trombones at the opening of the symphony given thrilling immediacy in SACD sound.” (BBC Music Magazine)

“Perhaps the most remarkable things about these performances is their straightforwardness...[Pletnev] is without any quirks or deviations and leads the Russian National Orchestra in passionate and powerful performances, often with tempos quicker than the norm...and conjures compellingly direct accounts that are full-blooded, subtle and finely detailed.” (International Record Review)

Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

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