Zubin Mehta, the conductor on this album, received his first musical training from his father, Mehli Mehta, who founded the Bombay Symphony Orchestra.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording, captured in Munich at the Philharmonie im Gasteig between February 25 and March 1, 2013.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 was sketched out in just over a month and completed in less than three months, despite the composer initially struggling with inspiration.
Performer Biography
Zubin Mehta's 13-year tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra was the longest in the orchestra's history.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Franz Liszt, the composer of the symphonic poem Mazeppa, aimed for a 'renewal of music' by connecting it more intimately with poetry and allowing for a freer development of art.
Compositional Technique
Liszt's symphonic poem Mazeppa uses dramatic orchestral colors to depict the story, including a fortissimo chord for a whip crack and continuous string movement for horse hooves.
Composer Biography
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the composer of Symphony No. 5, struggled with his homosexuality, depression, anxiety, and nervous crises throughout his life.
