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Title: No Tragedy in this version
Review: In my opinion, it was no tragedy that this recording has been "overlooked" for re-issue for so many years. The name of the work is one of the most descriptive ever given any piece in the history of western music. The emotions expressed in the "Pathetique" symphony are raw and tormented. No one could deny that Tchaikovsky must have been a soul in anguish to have penned this music. But this lifeless performance more than takes the edge off the experience, it removes the spirit entirely. Monteux, I can only assume, has no feeling for this music. I can only say that it is a waste of a brilliant orchestra to perform this work in this spiritless way and a waste of recording resources to have preserved the performance when there are so many excellent performances on disc.
