Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Dimitri Kitajenko
Technically, this is an enormously impressive display: the Cologne orchestra responds with formidable discipline and sumptuous body of tone, while the eagle-eyed Kitajenko directs proceedings...
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Dimitri Kitajenko
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Technically, this is an enormously impressive display: the Cologne orchestra responds with formidable discipline and sumptuous body of tone, while the eagle-eyed Kitajenko directs proceedings...
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The Gürzenich-Orchester Köln is one of Germany’s leading orchestras, both on the concert platform and in the Opera.
This release follows Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.6 (OC666) “The Gürzenich-Orchester Köln is plainly a fine ensemble: poised, cultured, eminently articulate.” Gramophone
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June 2012
Technically, this is an enormously impressive display: the Cologne orchestra responds with formidable discipline and sumptuous body of tone, while the eagle-eyed Kitajenko directs proceedings with an iron grip. It's all too slick and forceful, however, and I find myself craving greater vulnerability, compassion and tenderness.
