Favorite Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 recording

bort · Post by **bort** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:38 pm

Subject line says it all...what's your favorite? I'm looking to get a CD of it...

Thanks!

sc_curtis · Post by **sc_curtis** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:06 pm

I have St. Louis with Leonard Slatkin conducting.

Can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/2rh76m

The cover art is a bit scandalous, but it sounds great!

tubapress · Post by **tubapress** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:44 pm

The Chicago/Abbado recordingfeatures the amazing playing of Rex Martin. An absolute "must hear". Or there is a box set of Abbado/CSO complete Tchaik. Symsavailable now.

tubapress · Post by **tubapress** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:44 pm

The Chicago/Abbado recordingfeatures the amazing playing of Rex Martin. An absolute "must hear". Or there is a box set of Abbado/CSO complete Tchaik. Symsavailable now.

tubapress · Post by **tubapress** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:14 pm

The Chicago/Abbado recordingfeatures the amazing playing of Rex Martin. An absolute "must hear". Or there is a box set of Abbado/CSO complete Tchaik. Symsavailable now.

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:05 am

London Symphony Orchestra/Geoffrey Simon on Chandos. reorded in 1982. John Fletcher sounds FANTASTIC. Denis Wick and the rest of the trombones sound as big as a barn, and will rattle your skull. Not sure if its still available or not though. But highly worth it if you can find it.

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:24 pm

Another recommendation. I just finished listening to it. Los Angeles/Mehta. Roger Bobo at his finest. He is spectacular to say the least.

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:07 am

ZNC Dandy wrote:London Symphony Orchestra/Geoffrey Simon on Chandos. reorded in 1982. John Fletcher sounds FANTASTIC. Denis Wick and the rest of the trombones sound as big as a barn, and will rattle your skull. Not sure if its still available or not though. But highly worth it if you can find it.

That is actually of the original 1872 version which I prefer to Tchaikovsky's revision. Agree with the great sound!

It appears to be available at least from Arkiv music http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/alb ... m_id=61743