Brahms: The Complete Symphonies / Karajan, Berlin PO
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Brand: BRAHMS,J.Composer: Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-06-09
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: 1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
- Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: 2. Andante sostenuto
- Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: 3. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso
- Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: 4. Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
- Symphony No. 3 In F Major op.90: 1. Allegro con brio
- Symphony No. 3 In F Major op.90: 2. Andante
- Symphony No. 3 In F Major op.90: 3. Poco Allegretto
- Symphony No. 3 In F Major op.90: 4. Allegro
- Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: 1. Allegro non troppo
- Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: 2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
- Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: 3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - Presto ma non assai - Tempo l
- Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: 4. Allegro con spirito
- Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: 1. Allegro non troppo
- Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: 2. Andante moderato
- Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: 3. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo l
- Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: 4. Allegro enerico e passionato - Piu Allegro
Music reviews of Brahms: The Complete Symphonies / Karajan, Berlin PO
Music Review: Sterile Brahms
Rating: 3 Stars
One gets the sense with these recordings that something is wrong. Now my tastes have always ran more towards the Weimar school (Liszt, Wagner, Bruckner, Mahler) than the Liepzig school (Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms) when it comes to Romantic and post-romantic music. As a result, I trust my critical abilities less with a Brahms or Schumann performance than a Bruckner or Wagner performance. Nevertheless, upon first hearing, something was wrong with these performance. The hesitant timpani strike at the openning of the 1st symphony, the rush to get through the difficult opening movement of the 2nd symphony, and the liner notes that apologized for Karajan's approach( "one senses that Karajan is finally able to relax in the 2nd symphony" which I interpret as apology for the smooth and sterile 1st symphony) all suggest that something is amiss. Though the curmudgeon Brahms certainly lacked Schumann's Dionysian side, I can't get over the hunch that Brahms did not have in mind these slick and smooth performances that Karajan hands us. Not that these performances lack drama. The opening movement of the 3rd and the final movement of the 2nd certainly show drama. What they lack is the consuming intensity and fury that Brahms tempermentally shared with Beethoven. Perhaps what deprives the music is the nagging sense that every passage is played legato, or Karajan's tyrannical need to be in control, or even more, his fear of slipping into vulgarity. The liner notes go out of their way to assure us that Karajan's polished product is the farthest thing from vulgarity. Though Brahms performed garishly can be blush-inducing, one wishes nevertheless that Karajan would lighten his grip a bit let the more agitated elements and churning passages written into the score come to the forefront a little more.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: BRAHMS,J.
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Street Release Date: 06/09/1998
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