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Name:Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 Hermann Scherchen

Infohash: 2404825F556BFA9938B26277A847B09A7D089303

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03 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 - III. Scherzo - Pizzicato ostinato.flac (Size: 84.23 MB) (Files: 6)

 03 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 - III. Scherzo - Pizzicato ostinato.flac

9.28 MB

 02 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 - II. Andantino in modo di canzona.flac

14.29 MB

 04 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 - IV. Finale - Allegro con fuoco.flac

21.34 MB

 01 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 - I. Andante sostenuto.flac

38.36 MB

 cover & notes - Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4

  cover - Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 (Westminster, c.mid-1950s).jpg

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  notes - Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4.jpg

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Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 - Hermann Scherchen

(Lesser Known Tchaikovsky, Part IV)


Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 - Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Hermann Scherchen


I'll have to admit that after a long time of listening to a handful of performances of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony (even some great ones), the work itself finally began to lose its initial appeal from simple over-exposure.

However, this was before I acquired Scherchen's mid-1950s LP version with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. As is usual with Scherchen, even so familiar a work as Tchaikovsky's Fourth appears in an entirely new and different light under his direction.

How does Scherchen accomplish it? To begin with, he simply takes the straightforward, no-nonsense approach and treats each work as though it were a piece of contemporary music as opposed to a museum exhibition. The rest is achieved through uncompromisingly solid musicianship combined with a total commitment to the music itself (i.e., ONLY what the composer wanted get across) as opposed to "expressing oneself" as a "creative person" using the podium as a platform, as it were. One hears the result quite clearly - and the offered recording of the Tchaikovsky Fourth stands as a prime example of what Scherchen could achieve.

Continuing in the same pattern, the notes for this Westminster release can be said to be a bit out of the ordinary as well - and worth reading. Written by David Randolph (Music Commentator for WNYC), they begin with these lines:

"For those who are given to romantic interpretations of music Tchaikovsky's F Minor Symphony is nothing short of a gold mine, in the opportunity if affords one to speculate on the significance of music to the composer. With this work, as in the case of few others, Tchaikovsky himself gives much ammunition to those who argue for the romantic approach to the interpretation of music. A letter which he wrote about the meaning of this symphony has frequently been quoted in support of such a viewpoint. However, most of the quotations fail to include Tchaikovsky's own introduction and close to the letter, in which he expresses his doubts as to the validity of any verbal interpretations of music. For the sake of completeness, I shall quote both parts of Tchaikovsky's statement, further on in these notes.

Certainly, the outward aspects of the composition of this work lend credence to the overly-romantic viewpoint - so much so, in fact, that Hollywood might seize upon them with alacrity. The 'cherchez la femme' motive is there in abundance, since TWO women were directly involved! The mood of despondency - the indispensable ingredient for any Hollywood depictation of a composer in action - is present in full measure; Tchaikovsky was going through one of the most turbulent emotional experiences of his life when he wrote the work. ..."

So - if you're one of those people (like this listener) who find themselves profoundly skeptical over the "romantic approach to the interpretation of music," these notes are for you (but in order NOT to give romanticism a completely bad name: the so-called "romantic approach" is also known as the "psychological / biographical / reductive approach" ... to the interpretation of ANY art work in whatever medium ... and often as a means to escape the uncompromising terms of the work itself).

LP transfer of material issued c. mid-1950s (Westminster).

Care has been taken to preserve as much of the original ambience of this recording as possible.

Includes original cover and notes.

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