- Audio CD (Nov 11 1997)
- SPARS Code: ADD
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B000007ODY
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #22,100 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: 1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro |
| 2. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: 2. Andante sostenuto |
| 3. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: 3. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso |
| 4. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: 4. Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio |
| 5. Symphony No. 3 In F Major op.90: 1. Allegro con brio |
| 6. Symphony No. 3 In F Major op.90: 2. Andante |
| 7. Symphony No. 3 In F Major op.90: 3. Poco Allegretto |
| 8. Symphony No. 3 In F Major op.90: 4. Allegro |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: 1. Allegro non troppo |
| 2. Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: 2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso |
| 3. Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: 3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - Presto ma non assai - Tempo l |
| 4. Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: 4. Allegro con spirito |
| 5. Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: 1. Allegro non troppo |
| 6. Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: 2. Andante moderato |
| 7. Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: 3. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo l |
| 8. Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: 4. Allegro enerico e passionato - Piu Allegro |
Product Description
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These 1977-78 recordings are Karajan's best Brahms--better than his somewhat mannered digital set. The Berlin Philharmonic, as ever, is amazingly smooth and accomplished, playing with great class without losing any power--as an example, just listen to the finale of the second symphony. DG's engineers have turned this always-good recording into something truly magnificent to hear, and, at the price, this is a sure bet. --Robert Levine
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Karajan's greatness marred by DG's recording techniques,
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This review is from: 1978 Comp Syms (Audio CD)
Herbert von Karajan made many dearly beloved recordings of some or all of Brahms symphonies several times in his lifetime. Two complete sets are worth noting more than the others though. The recordings heard on the set reviewed here, and the recordings made in the 1960s. The set reviewed here was made in the late 1970s. At that time, DG was in the habit of using very close microphone techniques. Someone there thought "the more the merrier" and placed microphones as close to the orchestra as possible. The result is a sound that is very dry, almost entirely lacking in accoustic reverb. I dread listening to these recordings. They seem one dimensional. There is no depth. For example, the listener cannot tell if the timpani is right in front of the conductor, or in the back of the orchestra. The 1960s recordings are entirely different matter. They sound warm, three dimensional, lifelike in comparison to the 1970s. The 1960s recordings are not completely available as a set, to my knowledge. You can get #2 and #3 together (Amazon asin # B000001GBU) , but that CD is s very early remastering done in the mid 1980s, and is marred by digital graininess. For a good example of the 1960s set though, get the recording of #1 that is coupled with the Schumann #1 in DGs more recent "The Originals" series (Amazon asin # B000001GQ5). If you love Karajan's Brahms, this is the pinnacle to aim for. If only DG would issue all of the early 1960s Brahms recordings Karajan made, we who love his interpretations would be in heaven.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Melancholy, Elegiac, Lush Brahms,
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This review is from: 1978 Comp Syms (Audio CD)
If you like your Brahms in a melancholy mode, lushly recorded and nuanced to the max,(and I do!), this Brahms is for you. Karajan's approach is to these four symphonies so unified as to perhaps be regarded and overdetermined and sterile, but for me they evoke a variety of emotions that few other recordings do, and there are times when I listen to both CD's at a sitting, finishing, with the peerless Third. It's a fine experience.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Karajan's Great Brahms Symphony Cycle,
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This review is from: 1978 Comp Syms (Audio CD)
To his credit, Herbert von Karajan obtained a lush, warm sound from his Berlin Philharmonic that was almost as fine as the Vienna Philharmonic's. A sound which is absent in today's Berlin Philharmonic. No where is it heard better than on this two CD set from Deutsche Grammophon. However, I wouldn't rate it as one of the truly great Brahms symphony cycles. Bernard Haitink, Kurt Masur, and Kurt Sanderling have offered more inspired, more riveting accounts of Brahms' symphonies with orchestras in Amsterdam, Boston, New York and Dresden. Even Harnoncourt's recent Brahms symphony cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic sounds more dramatic - as well as innovative - than Karajan's. Karajan gives us technically perfect readings of this music that lack much of the drama associated with Brahms' scores. Perhaps his best account is of the 4th Symphony; only here does he give a riveting, dramatic interpretation of Brahms' last symphony. Unless you are a fan of Karajan's, I recommend skipping this set and acquiring any of the ones I mentioned above, with highest praise going to Haitink's, Masur's, and Sanderling's versions.
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