MEDIUM Hybrid SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD CASE M mint
BOOKLET M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck - conducting
PETER IILYCH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
symphony no. 6 in b minor op. 74 "pathetique"
adagio - allegro non troppo - 18:49
allegro con grazia - 8:00
allegro molto vivace - 8:59
finale: adagio lamentoso - andante - 11:01
ANTONIN DVORAK (1841 - 1904)
rusalka fantasy - 20:11
Of his Symphony No. 6, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote, "But I absolutely consider it to be the best, and in particular, the most sincere of all my creations
I love it as I have never loved any of my other musical offspring
" Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 was the composer’s final completed symphony
He led the premiere performance in October of 1893, only nine days before his death
This release also includes the world premiere recording of the “Rusalka Fantasy”
This orchestral suite is taken from Dvorak’s opera by Manfred Honeck and Tomas Ille
Performing these works is the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, which has a long and rich history of touting the world’s finest musicians and conductors
RECORDING LIVE, April 17 - 19 2015 at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts Pittburgh, PA
ENGINEERING John Newton
LABEL Reference Recordings Fresh!
MASTERING Mark Danahue
RELEASED June 2016
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Classic / Symphony / Suite
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock