Evgeny Mravinsky - A Portrait (4CD)

Evgeni Mravinsky (1903–1988), conductor
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

CD 1 – Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74
“Pathétique”
Recorded 1949

Capriccio italien, Op. 45
Recorded 1950

CD 2 – Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Recorded 1949

Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
(Symphonic fantasy after Dante)
Recorded 1948

CD 3 – Brahms / Weber

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Recorded 1949

Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)

Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
Recorded 1951

Overture to Oberon
Recorded 1951

CD 4 – Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Recorded 1938