Brahms: Symphony # 2, Alto Rhapsody; Schubert: Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern D714, Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583, An Schwager Kronos

Brahms: Symphony # 2, Alto Rhapsody; Schubert: Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern D714, Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583, An Schwager Kronos

Brahms: Symphony # 2, Alto Rhapsody; Schubert: Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern D714, Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583, An Schwager Kronos
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Composer: Brahms
Composer: Schubert
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra: Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
Performer: Monteverdi Choir
Performer: Natalie Stutzmann
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-03-10
Music Label: SDG - Soli Deo Gloria
Soundtracks:
  1. Alto Rhapsody, for alto, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 53
  2. Gruppe aus dem Tartarus II ('Horch, wie Murmeln'), song for voice & piano, D. 583 (Op. 24/1)
  3. An Schwager Kronos ('Spu'te dich, Kronos'), song for voice & piano, D369 (Op. 19/1)
  4. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: 1. Allegro non troppo
  5. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: 2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
  6. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: 3. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai - Tempo I
  7. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: 4. Allegro con spirito

Music reviews of Brahms: Symphony # 2, Alto Rhapsody; Schubert: Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern D714, Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583, An Schwager Kronos

Music Review: A very original setting for the Brahms Second, but be prepared for period style
Rating: 3 Stars

In his ongoing Brahms cycle, Gardiner wins points for imaginative programming, his aim being to place Brahms in the context of music that influenced him. The cycle also combines vocal and orchestral works, the choral ones being the rarities. Here the main connecitons are all vocal: Brahms's Alto Rhapsody with mal chorus, based on a poem by Goethe, is linked to Schubert's Gesang der Geister, a part song for male chorus also based on a poem by Goethe. Ti fill out the choral part we get two Schubert songs that Brahms arranged for male chorus.

Period fans will be more fascinated by these works than I was. If Gardiner believes that 'authentic' style in Brahms is closer to Baroque practice than Romantic, so be it. But it's strange to hear those zingy, vibratoless strings in quintessentially Romantic music. The men of the Monteverdi Choir perform vigorously and with impeccable intonation. In the Alto Rhapsody it's hard to forget the great singers of the past, especially Kathleen Ferrier, Janet Baker, and Christa Ludwig. It must be said that Nathalie Stutzman is a true contralto, her tone almost masculine in timbre, and she's an accomplished lieder singer. She sings very dramatically, and Gardiner provides a dramatic, moderately brisk (12 min.) reading. Since period style is applied to both the orchestra and voice, I doubt I will return soon to this performance, however. To be fair, Stutzman does give us some expressive vibrato but in a limited way I found unsatisfying.

The main orchestral event is the Brahms Sym. #2, which has had any number of great performances but few in period style (and none of those could be considered great). Gardiner can't compete with Karajan, Walter, and Bernstein as an interpreter, but his ideas about style will intrigue period buggs, and to his credit, despite the zingy strings that belong in Handel and Bach, the spirit of this performance is Brahmsian in its pastorl warmth and geniality. The key word is lightness, and tempos are all on the fast side. My resistance is raised, though, when somebody's first idea about Brahms is to remove his fervor, intensity, and emotional depth. Others may feel very differently.

Here's the complete program:
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
w. Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Schubert:
Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D714

Gruppe aus dem Tartarus second version D583 (Schiller)
(arr. Brahms 1871)

An Schwager Kronos, D369
(arr. Brahms 1871)

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The 2nd installment in John Eliot Gardiner's exciting new Brahms series. Brahms' most popular symphony coupled with the richly beautiful Alto Rhapsody (well-known in earlier performances by Janet Baker). Lavishly packaged hard-bound edition will appeal to Gardiner's immense loyal following.

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