Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto 1 / Symphony No. 6 Pathetique

Leonard Pennario (Artist), Tchaikovsky (Composer), Erich Leinsdorf (Conductor), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
• Composer: Tchaikovsky
• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000000UW4
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,638 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Andantino simplice - Prestissimo

3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Allegro con fuoco

4. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: Adagio - Allegro non troppo

5. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: Allegro con grazia

6. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: Allegro molto vivace

7. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 74: Finale, Adagio lamentoso

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible bargain! A thorough delight!, April 10, 2000

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This review is from: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto 1 / Symphony No. 6 Pathetique (Audio CD)

It's wonderful that the recordings of the great Erich Leinsdorf are being re-released on CD, finally! And what's more, at the very lowest price range. This disk would be a top recommendation at full price, much less at this paltry sum! The two works included, arguably two of the handful of Tchaikovsky's greatest, are magnificently performed. The recording quality of the concerto is discernibly rougher than that of the symphony. But the concerto is given a performance that compares excellently with the greatest. Leonard Pennario is a pianist of wonderful incisiveness and feeling (someday they'll release on CD his wonderful recording of the Chopin waltzes) and his rapport with Lensdorf is inspiring. But the great treasure on this disc is the recording of the Pathetique-- it'll knock your socks off! The recording has been so perfectly remastered it sounds as if it were made yesterday-- and the performance is spellbinding, heart-wrenching, riveting! The climax of the first movement will take your breath away! No other performance more perfectly captures the lusciousness and beauty with the almost frantic despair that a moments makes the work so gut-wrenching. Leinsdorf and the Los Angeles have made a truly legendary recording! Buy one for yourself -- buy a few to give to friends!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful old stuff to back up your vinyl, April 12, 2001

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Mark G McCue (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto 1 / Symphony No. 6 Pathetique (Audio CD)

OK vinyl lovers...save the wear and tear on your precious old first editions and have this CD for routine listening or for your car.

Yeah, the sound isn't as good as on your top-flight table and cartridge (no other way to get that silken LA Phil string gloss) but at this price shut up and back your collection up. Remember, we're always saying the performance is THE thing.

And these are classics. These are tops in any era's catalog, some of the finest things Pennario and Leinsdorf ever did (and their individual lists of great accomplishments are long indeed). The word "classic" gets thrown around a lot...

...but here it sticks and holds fast. Snap this one up.