Symphony no. 5 - Tchaikovsky

%26ldquo%3BThere+is+hardly+another+composer+so+stuck+with+the+cliche%26%23769%3B+of+being+sentimental+or+noisy+as+Tchaikovsky.+Not+that+it+would+be+necessary+to+deny+the+sentiment+or+the+triumphant+fortissimo+in+his+music+-+for+me+the+secret+is+not+to+enhance+these+traits%2C+as+they+have%2C+according+to+Gustav+Mahler%2C+already+been+%26quot%3Bcomposed+into%26quot%3B+the+music.+Otherwise+sentiment+will+become+insufferable+mawkishness+and+a+triumphant+march+turns+into+nothing+but+hysterical+racket.+This+might+be+why+many+consider+this+piece+as+bombastic+and+overplayed%2C+but+in+my+point+of+view+this+symphony+is+one+of+the+most+profound+of+its+time+and+deserves+to+be+treated+with+the+utmost+respect.%3Cbr+%2F%3EIn+his+notebook+Tchaikovsky+hinted+at+a+program+for+the+Fifth+Symphony.+The+question+of+whether+or+not+Tchaikovsky+oriented+himself+towards+Beethoven%26%2339%3Bs+Fifth+Symphony+%28known+as+%26quot%3BFate%26quot%3B%29+might+be+interesting%2C+but+in+the+end+is+not+of+vital+importance+here.+Rather%2C+it+is+essential+to+watch+the+tiniest+details+of+the+varying+moods+and+let+every+musical+phrase+become+part+of+the+whole+story.+%5B......%5D+%26ldquo%3B+%28by+Manfred+Honeck%29