Michael Tilson Thomas / Claudio Abbado / Ferdinand Leitner
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4 (2CD)
All the performances have been justifiably critically appraised. This volume includes First, Second and Fourth Symphonies, the latter two with Abbado, and the First in Michael Tilson Thomas's suave, fairy-lights recording with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. "Michael Tilson Thomas's way with it yields a performance of grace and elegance, and the orchestra follows his lead with verve and finesse" wrote Michael Steinberg for the recording's first CD reissue on Deutsche Grammophon's venerated `Originals` series.
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 ‘Winter Reveries’
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas
The Nutcracker: Suite, Op. 71a
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ferdinand Leitner
CD 2
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 ‘Little Russian’
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Wiener Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado