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Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op.58 (1988)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 15 Sep 2020 08:32:00

Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op.58 (1988)

Bernard Haitink’s 1980 Manfred was the prize of his Concertgebouw/Tchaikovsky symphony cycle. Riccardo Chailly’s 1987 effort with the same orchestra, while very good, doesn’t quite live up to that standard. In both recordings you get the sense that Tchaikovsky composed Manfred expressly for the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The very sound of the ensemble in its own hall conjures the dark, fantasy world described in the music. To this add lively and colorful playing, rich sonority, and utterly impeccable musicianship and you’ve got a uniquely compelling aural experience. Where the performances part company is in Haitink’s embrace of Tchaikovsky’s passionate dramatic ethos, a quality that Chailly, by contrast, tends to shy away from. (Of course, for a truly passionate reading you have to hear Muti’s rendition on EMI.)

In his favor Chailly does have Decca’s vivid, high-impact digital recording, which, though having less warmth than the analog Philips production, better conveys the massiveness of the Concertgebouw Hall’s acoustics. In the end, comparison with Haitink is moot, as his version is currently unavailable. Chailly’s was deleted as well, but thankfully Arkivmusic.com makes it newly obtainable through its “on-demand” service. Manfred collectors should not delay.

Review by Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com

This disc, spectacularly recorded in 1987, enshrines a particularly powerful performance which rises to thrilling climaxes whenever the Manfred theme is heard. The quieter passages are played in a suitably lighter manner as appropriate.

Moments of particular note are the final minutes of the first movement where Manfred's despair cannot be missed. Among several other recordings that I have heard or owned of this work, this moment in this performance is without parallel. Much the same can be said about the equivalent passage towards the end of the last movement.

This symphony was written in the years between his Eugene Onegin and Pique Dame operas and it is striking how much of the elements of despair and self-doubt to be found in those two operas are also to be found in this symphony as expressed musically through melodic and textural means. The plots, of course, are about illicit or compromised love in all three instances and Tchaikovsky is known to have related that to his own compromised situation as he saw it. This symphony could therefore be seen as a somewhat autobiographical statement.

Chailly produces one of his finest and most exciting recorded performances with this disc and Decca have matched that with superb sound of great depth and dramatic bite.

Even with other fine recordings to consider, such as the recent Petrenko offering, I would suggest that this recording still holds its head up high and is well worth considering among the best for purchase. There is more light and shade in Petrenko's performances but Chailly is the more powerful. The solution - buy both!

Review by I. Giles

Tchaikovsky at Allmusic
Tchaikovsky at Wiki

Riccardo Chailly at Allmusic
Riccardo Chailly at Decca
Riccardo Chailly at Wiki

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Leo van Doeselaar, organ
Recording Location: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, November 1987.

Tracklist:

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Manfred Symphony, Op.58, TH.28
1. I. Lento lugubre (16.27)
2. II. Vivace con spirito (9.12)
3. III. Andante con moto (10.28)
4. IV. Allegro con fuoco (19.30)

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