Oct 06
Recording The Tchaikovsky Symphonies | Part Three Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Daydreams” With the Fifth Symphony released, and the Fourth Symphony already on tape, it was time to for Mariss and the Chandos team to decide which of the symphonies to record next. Should we go for …
Sep 18
Recording the Tchaikovsky Symphonies|Part Two In my last post, I wrote about how the Tchaikovsky recording project got started. It began with the desire on the part of both orchestra and conductor to record the standard repertoire, which lead to the orchestra waiving their fee and paving the way for our recording of Tchaikovsky’s 5th …
Sep 13
Recording The Tchaikovsky Symphonies|Part One During my fifteen-season tenure as timpanist of the Oslo Philharmonic, I had the honor to participate in over forty recordings with the orchestra for the following recording labels: Chandos, EMI/Angel, Sony Classical, and the Aurora label as well as the Norwegian Cultural Council. Most of these were conducted by our …
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