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62 of 62 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One might have thought that the Ballet suites have been recorded too many times, for anyone to get excited about 'another' recording! In truth these are fabulous performances, with inner detail that I have to say I haven't heard in any other recordings! At an incredibly low price, I urge anyone thinking of buying a recording of the suites to look no further.
A superb cellist and wonderful conductor, golly how we will miss him!
A superb cellist and wonderful conductor, golly how we will miss him!
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Fantastic music, superb performances and excellent sound. The govt should issue every music department in every school in the country with a free copy of this CD (along with another DG Originals classic - the Karajan/BPO disc of La Mer/Pictures at an Exhibition/Bolero, and lots of Sibelius & Shostakovich) in order to demonstrate to kids how exciting classical music can be.
Tchaikovsky's ballet suites are endlessly inventive musically and are packed with great melodic ideas, fantastic orchestration and, well, wonderfull tunes. Personally, I much prefer the composer in this kind of exuberant mood than in his supposedly more serious symphonic works.
It's a pity that the Rostropovich/BPO combo never recorded the full scores of any of these works, because after hearing the three suites on this CD you'll want to hear Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker in full.
Incidentally, by DG Originals standards this is not a particularly old recording - it's from 1978. Accordingly the sound quality is first rate and much better than most current digital recordings.
An iconic CD that you should not be without (even if, like me, you were once idiotic enough to sneer at Tchaikovsky. D'oh!).
Anyway, if you want a CD of Tchaikovsky's ballet suites (and why on earth wouldn't you?) then this is simply in a class of its own.
Tchaikovsky's ballet suites are endlessly inventive musically and are packed with great melodic ideas, fantastic orchestration and, well, wonderfull tunes. Personally, I much prefer the composer in this kind of exuberant mood than in his supposedly more serious symphonic works.
It's a pity that the Rostropovich/BPO combo never recorded the full scores of any of these works, because after hearing the three suites on this CD you'll want to hear Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker in full.
Incidentally, by DG Originals standards this is not a particularly old recording - it's from 1978. Accordingly the sound quality is first rate and much better than most current digital recordings.
An iconic CD that you should not be without (even if, like me, you were once idiotic enough to sneer at Tchaikovsky. D'oh!).
Anyway, if you want a CD of Tchaikovsky's ballet suites (and why on earth wouldn't you?) then this is simply in a class of its own.
105 of 108 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Outstanding versions of Tchaikovsky’s three popular ballet suites. The Berlin Philharmonic is in glowing form and Mstislav Rostropovich on the rostrum sounds inspired as none else. Warmly and dynamically recorded, with plenty of orchestral detail, this thrilling disc may stand as a criterion from the analogue era.
If you only need the suites, or if you think this music no longer holds any surprises for you, this is the CD to go for. Highly recommended.
If you only need the suites, or if you think this music no longer holds any surprises for you, this is the CD to go for. Highly recommended.
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Excellent
This is a brilliant CD, to my mind the very best orchestra, brilliantly played!!! What more can I say, we used to have this on vinyl years ago, and I am so pleased to have it now... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Pauline
Great CD
Great CD but agree on the previous reviewers comments regarding the sound recording levels. All over the place! Apart from that, worth the price.
Published 6 months ago by Angiekent
Rubbish recording
Do not buy this CD. Dreadful recording as the volume is very inconsistent. You constantly need to adjust the volume (either so quiet you can barely hear it or deafening) - spoils... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Beth Leeds
Magic restored
Every so often, there comes a disc which makes you hear familiar music with new ears. Most performances of these suites sound routine: neither the orchestra nor the conductor can... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Enobarbus
TCHAIKOVSKY BALLET SUITES
A wonderful cd that captures all the joy of the ballets and that needs to be listened to over and over again. Read more
Published 15 months ago by kat1
Dreadful recording
We have to spend all the time adjusting the volume control as sometimes the disc is deafening , and the next moment you cannot hear anything .
Published 16 months ago by patricia
Snap up this bargain while you can!
Not only is this, in my humble opinion, the best recorded version of Tchaikovsky's ballet suites I've heard, but at a complete and utter bargain for download! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Daripa1963
Beautiful Music
This is an absolutely fabulous cd, such beautiful music, had me in tears at one stage, a fantastic recording.
Published on 14 Jan 2010 by Mrs. Josephine Reynolds
Everybody should get to hear this CD
This CD demonstrates on every track how great music and recordings can be. This is a truely great recording as Rostropovic and the Berlin Philharmonic bring the music to life like... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2009 by T. McClure
Simply stunning.
I was looking for the best version I could find of these beautiful, timeless pieces, and found it!
An aspiring ballerina as a little girl, and avid theatre goer over the... Read more
An aspiring ballerina as a little girl, and avid theatre goer over the... Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by Postgrad in Neuroscience
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