Symphonies Numbers 4, 5 and 6
Evgeni Mravinsky recorded stunning stereo versions of the last three  Tchaikovsky symphonies for Deutsche Grammophon, and those recordings remain the  foundation of any Tchaikovsky record collection. These earlier mono versions  have their admirers, and they are every bit as fine, but if you have the stereo  recordings, there's no reason to opt for these unless you're a serious Mravinsky  maven. On this set, Kurt Sanderling conducts the Fourth--a performance as  different from Mravinsky's as it is possible to imagine, but equally legitimate  in its Teutonic seriousness.--David Hurwitz