Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Yutaka Sado, DSO

Symphony no. 5 - Slavonic March op. 31

Composer: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Yutaka Sado
Orchestra: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
1SACD | Challenge Classics | 0608917235623 | CC 72356 | 01-2010
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Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Yukata Sado: conductor

The world Premiere of the Fifth Symphony took place in St. Petersburg on November under Tchaikovsky’s baton. It was a triumph, and the composer received frenetic applause from an enthralled audience. However, the reaction from the press was cool and harshly critical of the work. One critic
even wrote that the piece contained no fewer than three waltzes and did nothing but repeat itself. Thus the insecure composer was assailed by acute feelings of self-doubt: “After having performed the symphony twice in St Petersburg and once in Prague, I am convinced it is a failure. There is something repellent in it, something insincere and artificial. Am I worn out, as you say? Yesterday evening I looked through the Fourth Symphony. How much nobler, how much better it is!” This self-criticism was often cited as a proof of the supposed weakness of the work, but it should not be overestimated. For Tchaikovsky was a notorious doubter and extremely vulnerable when facing criticism.
This overwhelming rendering of  the Fifth Symphony by Sado proves the people of the time more than wrong!

Yutaka Sado’s interpretation is based on this understanding of the work.
The Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin plays precisely and judiciously,
and the darkly shimmering rendering resonates in an even Balance of drama
and finesse.
PRESS REVIEWS
 
De Japanse dirigent Yutaka Sado, die Tsjaikovski's kanttekening bij dit werk blijkbaar niet heeft gelezen of verkeerd heeft geïnterpreteerd: "Ik ben er niet zeker van dat deze symfonie succes zal hebben. Het werk is grillig, onzeker en gekunsteld en bezorgt me een kwellend gevoel van ontevredenheid. Het is alles zeer verdrietig."Opusklassiek - Juni 2010

The Japanese conductor Yutaka Sadoclearly has not read or misinterpreted Tchaikovsky's comment on this work: "I'm not sure that this symphony will be successful. The work is unpredictable, uncertain and artificial, and gives me a gnawing sense of dissatisfaction. It's all very sad. " Opusklassiek  - June 2010


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