Doráti: Schumann & Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 4 & Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”

Antal Doráti and the London Symphony Orchestra pair Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”.

Recordings

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth belongs to the Mercury sessions at Wembley Town Hall in June 1960 and is dated 18 June 1960.

Original label and releases

Both performances belong to Doráti’s Mercury Living Presence discography. The London Pathétique was released as Mercury SR 90312. Schumann’s Fourth was recorded at Watford Town Hall on 18–19 July 1963, with Harold Lawrence as producer and C. Robert Fine as engineer, and released in the United States as Mercury SR 90511 in 1969.

Available formats

Available as File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution.

Tracklist

01 — Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: I. Ziemlich langsam — Lebhaft
02 — II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam
03 — III. Scherzo. Lebhaft
04 — IV. Langsam — Lebhaft
05 — Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio — Allegro non troppo
06 — II. Allegro con grazia
07 — III. Allegro molto vivace
08 — IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso — Andante

Credits

Composers: Robert Schumann; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Antal Doráti
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 6 recording: Wembley Town Hall, June 1960; dated 18 June 1960
Format: File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution
Code: CS622

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