Search - Bela Bartok, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Ferenc Fricsay :: Béla Bartók: Klavierkonzert Nr. III; Tschaikowsky: Symphony Nr. VI

Because he died tragically young in the early '60s, Ferenc Fricsay made very few stereo recordings, and most of those are locked away somewhere in the Deutsche Grammophon vaults. But he was a spectacular artist and in incredible interpreter of Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony (he recorded it twice). This live performance has passion and energy to burn, and it's been excellently preserved in perfectly listenable, rich mono sound. Fans of historical performances by great conductors of the past must hear this--and the Bartók concerto as well. Glorious. --David Hurwitz