Nelsons/Hardenberger/Gol - Mieczys?aw Weinberg: Trumpet Concerto, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Mieczyslaw Weinberg's Trumpet Concerto op. 94 was composed in his most productive creative phase and premiered in Moscow on 6 January 1968. Shostakovich once described it as a symphony for trumpet and orchestra - no wonder, since it showcases the whole variety of Weinberg's compositions: from the bitingly humorous first and sumptuously colorfully orchestrated second movement to the wonderfully collage-like finale, fabulously interpreted by Hakan Hardenberger to celebrate the composer�s 100th anniversary. After the Sixth and Fifth Symphonies, Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig add Tchaikovsky�s Fourth to their cycle featuring the symphonic works of this outstanding composer.