Paavo Järvi - Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique' & Romeo and Juliet (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

After two volumes praised by the international press (Diapason d'Or, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik etc.) the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich presents the third release in its Tchaikovsky cycle, featuring the Sixth Symphony and Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky said he "put his entire soul" into the Sixth Symphony. He admitted that his programme was "more subjective than ever" and that he "often […] wept copiously" while working on it. The overall atmosphere is created by the sombre key of B minor and an obsessive sighing motif that recurs throughout the symphony.

In Romeo and Juliet, Tchaikovsky focused on thematic areas, setting them to music in different ways: the peaceful, chorale-like gesture associated with Friar Lawrence in the introduction, the bitter struggle between the Capulet and Montague families, and the intoxicated love of Romeo and Juliet. The work ends with the return of a chorale of reconciliation and the transfiguration of the lovers.

TRACKLIST

01. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
02. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - II. Allegro con grazia
03. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - III. Allegro molto vivace
04. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
05. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - I. Andante non tanto quasi moderato
06. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - II. Allegro giusto
07. Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - III. Epilogue. Moderato assai



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