Jurowski / Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

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LPO–0064

℗ 2012 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd

Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London.

Symphony No. 4 recorded 19 March 2011.
Producer: Tim Oldham, Floating Earth
Engineer: Mike Hatch, Floating Earth

Symphony No. 5 recorded 4 May 2011.
Producer: Andrew Walton, K&A Productions
Engineer: Andrew Lang, K&A Productions

Total playing time: 85.36

DDD Stereo

Released September 2012

CD: Jurowski / Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Vladimir Jurowski conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pieter Schoeman leader

Throughout his life, Tchaikovsky was preoccupied with the idea of Fate, describing it as ‘that fatal power which prevents one from attaining the goal of happiness’. This dark force haunts both the Fourth and Fifth symphonies, which each juxtapose some of Tchaikovsky’s most beautiful and graceful melodies with music of intense power and dark despair. Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski continues his journey through the composer’s six symphonies, leading the London Philharmonic Orchestra in these live concert recordings.

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Reviews

An emotional rollercoaster through the depths of despair to a form of musical redemption, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra expertly guiding us through.

Classic FM (Album of the Week)

The Fourth is distinguished by intelligent phrasing in the two outer movements and a sense of the symphony’s unstoppable drive, while the Fifth has a lithe pulse and, in the Andante cantabile, exquisite taste.

Andrew Clark, Financial Times

The LPO acquits itself well, and climaxes possess all the fizz and firepower one could want.

David Breckbill, BBC Music Magazine

Both these performances exemplify what makes Jurowski’s approach to Tchaikovsky so special … The playing ... is marked by a oneness with Jurowski’s vision and, it goes without saying, a now well-established empathy between the players of the London Philharmonic and their principal conductor.

Gramophone (Recommended Recording)

Vladimir Jurowski’s London Philharmonic Orchestra play as if possessed – strings making a dark, husky sound with winds and brass alternately shrill and seductive.

Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk ‘Top Classical CDs of 2012’

Jurowski effectively conveys the intense emotions running through the Fourth while the Fifth is delivered with keen articulation and a wonderful sense of pace. Highly recommended.

Gavin Engelbrecht, The Northern Echo, 27 December 2013

Vladimir Jurowski has cultivated his orchestra into a remarkable Tchaikovsky ensemble ... Thrilling, borderline crude brass fanfares lead into some of London's best string playing on disc in decades.

Brian Wigman, Classical.net

These are tightly controlled yet extremely electrifying live performances … I was simply wowed by these performances. Other incurable romantics will be, too.

Mark Pinto, WRTI

Jurowski is surely one of the most intelligent and interesting of today's more famous young conductors and he engages with these works with unflinching intensity.