- Audio CD (Mar 17 2008)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- ASIN: B000001GB5
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #89,340 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Alt-Rhapsodie op.53: Adagio - Poco Andante - Adagio |
| 2. Symphonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 73: Allegro non troppo |
| 3. Symphonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 73: Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso |
| 4. Symphonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 73: Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - Presto ma non assai - Tempo I |
| 5. Symphonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 73: Allegro con spirito |
Product Description
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Another very fine performance in Claudio Abbado's Brahms cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic. The Second Symphony is the most sunny and lyrical of the four, and Abbado seems to have found a way to make the melodies sing while keeping the music moving along nicely. The coupling, a marvelous Alto Rhapsody, features Marjana Lipovsek, a terrific singer who doesn't seem to get her due on recordings. Altogether recommendable. --David Hurwitz
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Abbado does it again,
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This review is from: Sym 2/Alto Rhap (Audio CD)
Abbado proves again in this recording that he is the world's foremost interpreter of Brahms. He and his great orchestra create an incredible lush sound that is perfect for Brahms. The first movement is achingly beautiful and the finale is thrilling, despite the fact that the speeds are somewhat relaxed. My only reservation when it comes to this cd and the others in the set is that there is a little too much echo in the recording. While on the one hand this adds to the richness of the sound, on the other hand it sacrifices a degree of clarity at some points. The beautifully-sung Alto Rhapsody is a great bonus, and the Variations on a Theme by Haydn (that isn't really by Haydn) is also richly played. On the whole, a great cd.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Abbado does it again,
By Jonathan Toren "WKCR-FM" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sym 2/Alto Rhap (Audio CD)
Abbado proves again in this recording that he is the world's foremost interpreter of Brahms. He and his great orchestra create an incredible lush sound that is perfect for Brahms. The first movement is achingly beautiful and the finale is thrilling, despite the fact that the speeds are somewhat relaxed. My only reservation when it comes to this cd and the others in the set is that there is a little too much echo in the recording. While on the one hand this adds to the richness of the sound, on the other hand it sacrifices a degree of clarity at some points. The beautifully-sung Alto Rhapsody is a great bonus, and the Variations on a Theme by Haydn (that isn't really by Haydn) is also richly played. On the whole, a great cd.
4 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Brahms is sure-fire, but this has no fire,
By Santa Fe Listener - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sym 2/Alto Rhap (Audio CD)
In the modern era, with such good orchestral musicians everywhere, it's hard to find a bad Brahms Second. This one takes off in the last momvement after more or less coasting through the first three. The opening minutes foretell the rest, with Abbado's soft-grained rhythms, smooth sonority, and lack of strong emphasis. Even when he's doing a very good job at balances and the Berliners are playing gorgeously, Abbado tends to be foursquare in his approach to Brahms, and that can be pretty detached, as witness most of this CD. The best that can be said is that it's melifluous (to a fault) and represents a band of world-class musicians.Lipovsek had a short-lived fling at recording, although given her sharp tone, Slavic shrillness on top, and absence of interesting ideas, I don't quite see why she achieved any prominence. Here in the Alto Rhapsody she is cautious and underpowered, which isn't competitive in a work that has seen glorious performances from Ferrier, Ludwig, and Baker. P.S. 2012 - At amazon you take your lumps, for the most part, because you don't award enough stars to please the crowd, but on relistening to this Brahms Second, I feel that I lived up to my obligation to describe a performance with some objectivity. |
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