Brahms: Symphonies No 1-4, Etc / Klemperer, Philharmonia

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Brahms: Symphonies No 1-4, Etc / Klemperer, Philharmonia

Release Date: 04/06/2004
Label: Emi Great Recordings Of The Century Catalog #: 62760 Spars Code: ADD
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Christa Ludwig
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus

Number of Discs: 3
Recorded in: n/a
Length: 3 Hours 34 Mins.

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Notes & Reviews	Back to Top

Otto Klemperer's Brahms needs no introduction. It remains a classic reference edition, one of the very few complete cycles with absolutely no weak links. It's customary to call these performances "granitic", an adjective that certainly applies to the First Symphony but doesn't begin to describe the swift and thrilling finale of the Fourth, the grand but impulsive Third (with its first-movement repeat in place), or the warmly lyrical Second. In general Klemperer's unsentimental but always gripping approach to this music practically defines the word "idiomatic". The Alto Rhapsody with Christa Ludwig also is one of the great ones, while the shorter works share the same virtues as the symphonies. The sound shows its age a bit, but it has been well remastered in this latest transfer (which differs only marginally from previous issues). A Great Recording of the Century indeed! [4/28/2004] --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com


Works on This Recording			Back to Top

1.	Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68 by Johannes Brahms
	Conductor: Otto Klemperer Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1855-1876; Austria	Date of Recording: 1956-57


2.	Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73 by Johannes Brahms
	Conductor: Otto Klemperer Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1877; Austria	Date of Recording: 1956-57


3.	Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90 by Johannes Brahms
	Conductor: Otto Klemperer Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1883; Austria	Date of Recording: 1956-57


4.	Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms
	Conductor: Otto Klemperer Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1884-1885; Austria	Date of Recording: 1956-57


5.	Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80 by Johannes Brahms
	Conductor: Otto Klemperer Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1880; Austria	Date of Recording: 1956-57


6.	Tragic Overture, Op. 81 by Johannes Brahms
	Conductor: Otto Klemperer Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1880; Austria	Date of Recording: 1956-57


7.	Variations in B flat major on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Anthony" by Johannes Brahms
	Conductor: Otto Klemperer Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1873; Austria	Date of Recording: 1954


8.	Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 by Johannes Brahms
	Performer: Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Otto Klemperer Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1869; Austria	Date of Recording: 1962


Sound Samples				Back to Top

Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Thema: Chorale St. Antoni (Andante)
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Variation I: Poco pi� animato
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Variation II: Pi� vivace
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Variation III: Con moto
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Variation IV: Andante con moto
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Variation V: Vivace
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Variation VI: Vivace
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Variation VII: Grazioso
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Variation VIII: Presto non troppo
Variations on a Theme by Haydn ('St Antoni Chorale'), Op. 56a (1992 Digital Remaster): Finale: Andante
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (1999 Digital Remaster): First movement: Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (1999 Digital Remaster): Second movement: Andante sostenuto
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (1999 Digital Remaster): Third movement: Un poco allegretto e grazioso
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (1999 Digital Remaster): Fourth movement: Adagio - Pi� andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (1999 Digital Remaster): First movement: Allegro non troppo
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (1999 Digital Remaster): Second movement: Adagio non troppo
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (1999 Digital Remaster): Third movement: Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino)
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (1999 Digital Remaster): Fourth movement: Allegro con spirito
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1999 Digital Remaster): First movement: Allegro con brio - un poco sostenuto - Tempo I
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1999 Digital Remaster): Second movement: Andante
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1999 Digital Remaster): Third movement: Poco allegretto
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1999 Digital Remaster): Fourth movement: Allegro - un poco sostenuto

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