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Recordings worth hearing
Mravinsky / Leningrad Philharmonic
ReferenceDeutsche Grammophon · 1960
The third-movement march is a driving-out rather than a triumph, which is what makes the finale possible. Sixty years on it is still the measure.
Celibidache / Munich Philharmonic
LiveEMI / Warner · 1992
Extremely slow, a dozen minutes longer than Mravinsky overall, and the finale's disappearance into the basses is drawn out past comfort. That is the point.
More by Tchaikovsky
- Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (second movement)Nov 15, 2026
- Swan LakeNov 15, 2026
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23Nov 30, 2026
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44Nov 30, 2026
- Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33Nov 30, 2026
- Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35Nov 30, 2026
- String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11Dec 11, 2026
- The Nutcracker, Op. 71Dec 24, 2026
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