Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, Romeo and Juliet, Capriccio Italien and Manfred Symphony

Chalk and cheese: Abbado’s Vienna Pathétique may be the loveliest as well as fiercest on disc, but Ahronovitch’s Manfred is collectable for its hilarious swivels between (mostly) slow and fast.

David Nice

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Published: January 18, 2019 at 4:57 pm

COMPOSERS: Tchaikovsky
LABELS: Eloquence
ALBUM TITLE: Tchaikovsky
WORKS: Symphony No. 6; Romeo and Juliet*; Capriccio italien**; Manfred Symphony†
PERFORMER: Vienna Phil/Abbado; *Boston SO/Abbado; **Berlin Phil/Leitner; †LSO/Ahronovitch
CATALOGUE NO: 482 6184 (1960-77)

Chalk and cheese: Abbado’s Vienna Pathétique may be the loveliest as well as fiercest on disc, but Ahronovitch’s Manfred is collectable for its hilarious swivels between (mostly) slow and fast.

David Nice

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