CM 03575 - 03578 / CM 03581 - 2 / C10 04229 - 04234  TCHAIKOVSKY: SIX SYMPHONIES    GENNADY ROZHDESTVENSKY / MOSCOW RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

MELODIYA  USSR 1972   6 LP BOX SET   LEAFLET (in Russian)    NM / EX+

NOT THE SEXIEST LOOKING BOX SET OF THE TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONIES, BUT CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST. ROZHDESTVENSKY EXCELS IN THIS REPERTOIRE AND THE PERFORMANCES ARE VERY DRAMATIC AND IN ADMIRABLE SOUND. NEVER RELEASED IN THE UK, EXCEPT FOR THE 1976 ISSUE OF THE 'PATHETIQUE' on ASD 3226.

INTERESTINGLY, THE SET DOES NOT INCLUDE MANFRED, RECORDED AT THE SAME TIME (1972) AS THE REST OF THE CYCLE AND APPARENTLY ONLY ISSUED IN THE WEST IN AMERICA ON ANGEL SR 40267. A SET FOR THE CONNOISSEUR - NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE AND DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE IT AGAIN.