Symphonies 1-6

Musica eccellente a prezzi umani....

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Piscazzi umberto

Cose negative nessunae

Recensito in Italia 🇮🇹 il 28 marzo 2022

Mi è piaciuto tutto

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Non c’è lo schiaccianoci

Recensito in Italia 🇮🇹 il 2 gennaio 2022

Il titolo e’ fuorviante la raccolta se pur molto bella non è completa

Recensito in Italia 🇮🇹 il 25 gennaio 2021

Un Muti giovane, buona registrazione. Quasi obbligatorio nel repertorio di classica

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dejure

Da non perdere

Recensito in Italia 🇮🇹 il 3 dicembre 2013

Un giovane Muti da conoscere. Spesso associato al solo repertorio italiano, il celebre direttore italiano si accostò al più popolare degli autori russi negli anni 70, registrando per Emi l'integrale delle sinfonie. Cofanetto da possedere. Lettura estremamente tradizionale e pulita anche se resta non poco enigmatica la sinfonia "Manfred".
Non è l'edizione di riferimento (ritengo che Temirkanov nel repertorio sia migliore), tuttavia la qualità media delle esecuzioni nonché l'ottima ripresa audio consigliano l'acquisto.

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Numero Uno

Fabulous!

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 11 marzo 2012

To someone who thought he had heard a few too many performances of Tchaikovsky's music, these performances came as a revelation. Rarely if ever have I heard such exciting and passionate interpretations as these. Like all great conductors, Muti has his own particular sound, which is evident in London as well as in Philadelphia, though the latter's recordings are slightly more recent. The Muti sound is perfectly balanced, rich and full, enveloping the listener, with a wide dynamic range, impressive in its power. The string sound is notably lambent and full.

I have always thought "Manfred" unjustly neglected, even though written when the composer was at the height of his powers. In my view, it contains some of his greatest music. The Finale can sound a bit weak but it certainly doesn't here. The 3rd Symphony has always seemed to me the least convincing but under Muti it is played for all it is worth - and more.

There is a rare chance to hear the dazzling pianist Andrei Gavrilov. Whatever happened to him? He hasn't made a recording in years, despite many successes, yet is still only in his fifties.

The recordings do full justice to the playing - I admit to retreating to the back of the room on a first listening to the "1812 Overture" but in the event the "cannon fire" was highly impressive rather than deafening.

Strongly recommended, even if you have other versions of these works.

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Sam the dog

Highs and lows

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 19 dicembre 2014

I've not systematically listened to all tracks in disc order, merely sampled about 75% of the set so far. Symphony no 5 is the highlight for me thus far: well executed and delightfully recorded - a real thrill. However, whether it's for chronological reasons (the recordings were made in the late 1970s) or just technical complacency, the quality of other tracks isn't always up to the same standard. The re-mastering process is a little heavy handed in places. The bass instruments and percussion seem to be disproportionately loud on some tracks, artificially tweaked. This means that the recording balance is often untenable - Romeo & Juliet for example; if I adjust the volume on my equipment to represent the opening accurately (marked P in the score) when the brass and percussion enter the volume is way too high!! My subwoofer nearly blew a hole in the floor. I'm just glad that I wasn't wearing headphones! (I've just noticed that two different balance engineers have remastered the original recordings, maybe that explains the discrepancy?)

It seems miserable to be too critical of a budget box set and a lot of what I've heard so far has been worthwhile. But this balance issue is annoying and has one frequently adjusting the volume level - up in the quiet sections and down in the loud ones. The problem seems to affect a lot of what I've heard so far.

The 5th symphony alone makes me feel that my purchase was worthwhile though, it really is exciting! Apart from the need for a ready hand on the volume controls the rest is quite acceptable.

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Mr. R. D. M. Kirby

A Joy to listen to

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 31 dicembre 2012

Poor old Pyotr - what a confused and often unhappy lifestyle he must have led; and how fortunate we are for him to have channelled his emotions into such wonderful music. Whenever a box set is produced, there'll always be people who'll say, `Oh, why didn't they include ..?' and I suppose I'm one of them; but I'd be hard-pressed to do so on this occasion.

I'd really forgotten how good the first and especially the third symphonies are; and they're played to perfection with Riccardo Muti wielding his baton with precision and élan. The Manfred symphony was a joy to listen to, the 1812 Overture had me nervously ducking the cannon balls and the inclusion of Hamlet was a welcome addition.

Boxed and priced attractively, this set is a `must-have' for any Tchaikovsky devotee - as I am.

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John Chambers

Tchaikovsky is just fab

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 19 giugno 2020

Love Tchaikovsky....... The whole set , including ' Manfred' is wonderful . My favourite is no. 5 , and in these recordings , the second movement , with the glorious horn tune is just sublime . All of the symphonies , are just superb , the recordings fabulous .
To also get the ballet suites is just a bonus .
And to get a recording of Francesca Da Rimini , my absolute favourite piece of Tchaikovsky , is wonderful .
Just great recordings .

djc

A truly wonderful boxed set.

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 17 maggio 2016

A wonderful set of Tchaikovsky finest symphonic output,stunningly played by two top orchestras.The recording quality is outstanding.Just listening to the Seranade for Strings,with the Philadelphia strings sounding so sumptuous,sounded even better than the last time I heard it on LP.Riccardo Muti,was at his best when these recordings were made.Many of his finest recordings were made for EMI,who have since become Warner.This is a wonderful boxed set of Tchaikovsky,and well worth the asking price.

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