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Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 - Gergiev

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 - Gergiev

20112h 30m
Music

Status

Released

Release

2011

Runtime

2h 30m

Storyline

Valery Gergiev is widely recognised as the greatest modern interpreter of Tchaikovsky’s music and the Mariinsky holds a peerless reputation in the repertoire. Together they deliver definitive interpretations of Tchaikovsky’s most popular symphonies. These acclaimed performances were filmed at Salle Pleyel in Paris during January 2010, directed by Andy Sommer. The themes of fate and death pervade Tchaikovsky’s final symphonies. The composition of the Fourth Symphony coincided with the breakdown of Tchaikovsky’s marriage and a failed suicide attempt, yet he considered it to be his greatest. In contrast he believed his Fifth to be flawed and uninviting, yet today this heartfelt work is widely regarded as one of his finest. The subject of fate is further instilled in the Sixth Symphony, premiered shortly before Tchaikovsky’s death. It was posthumously entitled ‘Pathétique’ by his brother and is a deeply melancholic work, full of dynamic extremes and an inherent sense of finality.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 30m
Oct 3, 2011
Director
Andy Sommer
Production
Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Theatre

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