Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 / 1812 Overture / Marche Slave (Essential Classics)
Eugene Ormandy's great Tchaikovsky recordings were all made for Sony  (then CBS), and this performance of the Fourth Symphony and other goodies  features his typically lush, Romantic string sonority, along with a few  orchestral retouchings, particularly at the very end. Generations of music  lovers grew up on these performances, and hearing them again (in much better  sound and at budget price) is like meeting an old friend after a long absence.--David Hurwitz