Fricsay: Tchaikovsky — Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 “Pathétique”

The final three symphonies of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky through three different documents of Ferenc Fricsay’s conducting. This Capsa Symphōnĭa edition brings together Symphony No. 4 with the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, No. 5 with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, and No. 6 “Pathétique” with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Recordings

Symphony No. 4 belongs to Fricsay’s Berlin discography of 1952 with the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester. Symphony No. 5 is the radio document made in Stockholm on 6 March 1957 with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” is the recording with the Berliner Philharmoniker documented in the 1953 catalogue.

Fricsay and Tchaikovsky

The set reveals three different dramatic architectures: the cyclic tension of the Fourth, the narrative trajectory of the Fifth, and the progressive dissolution of the “Pathétique”.

Available formats

The album is divided into two parts, both in File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution.

Tracklist — CD 1

Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
1. I. Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima
2. II. Andantino in modo di canzona
3. III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato
4. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
5. I. Andante – Allegro con anima
6. II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza

Tracklist — CD 2

Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
1. III. Valse. Allegro moderato
2. IV. Finale. Andante maestoso

Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”
3. I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
4. II. Allegro con grazia
5. III. Allegro molto vivace
6. IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso

Credits

Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestras: RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (No. 4); Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (No. 5); Berliner Philharmoniker (No. 6)
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Edition: Capsa Symphōnĭa — CS615

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