Brahms The Symphonies
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms The Symphonies
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim
[ Deutsche Grammophon / 4 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Saturday 1 December 2018
First orchestral recording from Berlin's Pierre Boulez Saal.
Masterpieces within the symphonic repertoire.
It took Johannes Brahms fourteen years to complete Symphony No. 1 which was premiered in 1876. The Fourth Symphony was premiered nine years later in 1885.
This is a very strongly driven, impressive and dynamic recording set under the Maestro's baton.
"The blend of clarity, intimacy and power the engineers have been able to achieve here fits the lustre and glow of these Staatskapelle performances like a glove…These are not 'here today, gone tomorrow' performances, as so many latter-day Brahms recordings are. They embody deeper memories and seek out larger horizons, as Brahms himself did when he created these astonishing works." Editor's Choice Gramophone Awards Issue 2018
"(In) Symphony No. 3, (I was) impressed with the conductor's energized, moderate first-movement tempo and the Berlin Staatskapelle's euphonious playing that illuminates the harmonic and rhythmic cross-currents in Brahms' score. (The live recordings offer exceptional spaciousness and detail.) It's a sound very different from the polished sheen of the Chicago Symphony, with fulsome tonal color, old-word harmonic richness, and plentiful detail. All of which allows you to marvel at Brahms' orchestral genius as Barenboim moves the symphonic drama forward." ClassicsToday
Tracks:
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
