Thrilling performances of four of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works issued together in these recordings for the first time on CD. Both the ‘1812 Overture’ and the ‘Capriccio Italien’ were demonstration discs in their time and it’s not hard to see why in these larger-than-life performances conducted with enormous panache by Zubin Mehta.
‘roof-raising … powerful … insistent forward momentum’ ClassicsToday
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Overture: 1812, Op 49
Capriccio Italien, Op 45*
Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet
Marche Slave, Op 31
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
*Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta