Description
Reference Recordings proudly presents Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in a significant new interpretation from conductor Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It is coupled with Erwin Schulhoff's Five Pieces for String Quartet, newly arranged for large orchestra by Manfred Honeck and Tomas Ille. This album was recorded in beautiful and historic Heinz Hall, home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in superb audiophile sound. Maestro Honeck honors us again with his meticulous music notes, in which he gives us great insight into his interpretation as well as the history and musical structure of Tchaikovsky's great Symphony No. 5. This release is the fourteenth in the highly acclaimed Pittsburgh Live! series of multi-channel hybrid SACD releases on the FRESH! imprint from Reference Recordings. This series has received numerous GRAMMYr Nominations, and its recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No.5 /Barber Adagio for Strings won the 2018 GRAMMYr Awards for Best Orchestral Performance and Best Engineered Classical Album.
