Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos, 3, 4 & 6 – Vasily Petrenko

   in Classical Music (Mar, 2017)
Hot on the heels of last year’s first release, Petrenko and his crack ensemble complete their Tchaikovsky cycle with aplomb. These are vivid, exciting readings: every bar is alive, each detail emerges with freshness yet never upsets Petrenko’s commanding grip of architecture. If tempi are often on the swift side, nothing feels rushed – the Pathétique is as beautiful as it is unsentimental. If the Polish symphony is split between discs, this is a small price to pay for playing (and recorded sound) of this quality. …