Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky: Manfred-Symphonie op.58 on CD
Manfred-Symphonie op.58
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
+Voyvode op. 78
- Artists:
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
- Label:
- Naxos
- Year of recording ca.:
- 2007
- Item number:
- 7144873
- UPC/EAN:
- 0747313056873
- Release date:
- 2.10.2008
Written between the fourth and fifth symphonies, Tchaikovsky's programmatic Manfred Symphony, inspired by Byron's dramatic poem of the same name, contains some of the composer's most thrillingly orchestrated music and best tunes. For Tchaikovsky, as for Byron, Manfred represented the figure of the outsider, an outcast from society. The first movement depicts Manfred at midnight in a Gothic gallery in his Alpine castle, seeking self-oblivion and haunted by memories of lost love. The second movement evokes the spirit of the Witch of the Alps, appearing in a rainbow through the spray of a waterfall, while in the third movement a chamois hunter offers Manfred what little comfort he can. In the final movement, set in a subterranean hall of Evil, in the form of a globe of fire, Manfred welcomes his coming death as the end of his suffering.
Reviews
FonoForum 03/09: "Das hat Saft und Kraft, überzeugt in seiner urgesunden Vitalität und wird dank einer natürlich-räumlichen Klangtechnik hervorragend ins Bild gesetzt. Das Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra spielt unter Petrenko mit straffer Brillanz und unsentimentaler Virtuosität und gibt den weitläufigen Emotionen dieses sinfonischen Seelengemäldes überzeugend Nachdruck."Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Manfred, Op. 58: I. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto
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2 Manfred, Op. 58: II. Vivace con spirito
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3 Manfred, Op. 58: III. Andante con moto
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4 Manfred, Op. 58: IV. Allegro con fuoco
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5 The Voyevoda, Op. 78: Voyevoda, Op. 78
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