Credits:

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

Description:

The sixth installment of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Series, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 by Ashkenazy and the NHK Symphony Orchestra is now available! Ashkenazy, at his most mature as a conductor, recorded the Tchaikovsky series from 2004 to 2007. All of the recordings have been studio recordings, and now all six symphonies are finally available on this disc. Ashkenazy makes full use of the exquisite ensemble of the NHK Symphony Orchestra to depict Tchaikovsky's powerful sounds and lyrical songs in a natural flow. This is a performance in which one can hear Ashkenazy's confidence in the music and the exquisite functional beauty of the orchestra guided by it. Octavia Records