Title: Exquisite!
Product review: If you love this underrated Tchaikovsky symphony, I highly recommend this 1977 version. The sound is lucid, and the performance is constantly fresh.Karajan really does ample justice to the majestic Andante cantabile (second movement). The rivetting trumpets in the last 4 minutes literally transfix you, and you feel as though your soul leaves your body and transcends to heaven. This is the definite jewel of this crown performance. Karajan has this movement at just over a rapturously slow 12 minutes, longer than many versions.The rest of the movements have consistent speeds, and are exquisitely played.Even though a very early DVD release (1990),it is fairly generous: the Marche Slave is finely played here too.
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