TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture*
Reviewer – Geoffrey Norris
First Choice Recommendation:
(c/w Symphonies 1-6; Francesca da Rimini; Marche Slave; Eugene Onegin Waltz and Polonaise; ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky Op. 35a; BORODIN: Prince Igor – Overture)
London Symphony Orchestra*, Philharmonia Hungarica, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati (conductor)*
Mercury 4756261 (5 CDs, Budget)
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Single Disc Recommendation:
(c/w Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Gatti (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMU907381 (CD)
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