Symphony No. 5 - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Information about Symphony No. 5 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1888, and is in the key of E minor. It consists of four movements.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Järvi (BIS 1408)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neeme Järvi.
BIS 1408 (mono)
Also included in the boxed set: Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works
Mravinsky (Deutsche Grammophon 477 591-1)
Landmark performances, and winner of a Gramophone magazine award.
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky, 1960.
Deutsche Grammophon 477 591-1
Coupled with Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6
Previn (Telarc 80107)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by André Previn, 1984.
Telarc 80107
Jansons (Chandos CHAN 8351)
The recording that established the reputation of Mariss Jansons and the Oslo Philharmonic, it's one of the most exciting accounts of this symphony, with superb sound.
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mariss Jansons.
Chandos CHAN 8351