Yuri Ahronovitch Condu... - yuri Ahronovitch Radio-sinfonieorchester Stuttgart Des Swr - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake takes a special place in Ahronovitch's life. The conductor was just five years old when he visited a performance of the ballet at the Kirov Theater. He was so fascinated that he announced to his parents his decision to become a conductor himself. In the midst of the turmoil of war, he did indeed study at the conservatory and graduated with honors in 1954.In the course of his career, he was chief conductor of the Gürzenich Orchestra (as successor to Günther Wand) and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and also conducted numerous important orchestras around the world.On Swedish television, Ahronovitch once made the following statement that is so characteristic of him: “I was never the conductor of the orchestra, I was always a colleague, a friend and a partner.” This humanistic approach, combined with a laid-back unaffectedness and a self-evident demand for perfection, characterized his conducting style.Tchaikovsky composed the Orchestral Suite No. 4, usually referred to as Mozartiana, for the centenary of Don Giovanni: Four orchestrated movements based on original Mozart works, although none of them directly related to the well-known opera. Tchaikovsky ends with the variations KV 455, Unser dummer Pöbel meint, based on a theme by Christoph Willibald Gluck. In these 15 minutes, Yuri Ahronovitch shows how melancholy and cheerfulness, dark, earthy colors, and shimmering, bright moments come together.

Label: Swr Music | Origin: Holland