Search - Robert Schumann, Rafael Kubelik, Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks :: Schumann: Symphonies No. 3 "Rhenish" & No. 4 / Manfred Overture

And you call yourself a Schumann fan?

jdflynnno | 11/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Of course, if you do, you probably already have these well-crafted performances by Kubelik and the BRSO from the 1970s. If you don't, well, dude, they are better recorded than Kubelik's set with the Berlin Philarmonic on DG from the 1960s and just as well-played. I don't think anyone will top Szell's performance with the Cleveland Orchestra of Schumann's 4th from the recently re-released Columbia Masterworks set, but I wouldn't let that stop you. Prices and performances like these don't come around too often. So if you like every classical music lover's favorite manic-depressive, get these while you can. BTW, the cassette sounds great in the car, or even in my Ford truck!"

Part Two of Kubelik's Best Schumann Symphony Cycle

John Kwok | New York, NY USA | 08/25/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rafael Kubelik's second Schumann Symphony Cycle with the Bavaria Radio Symphony Orchestra is still overshadowed by his earlier, legendary Deutsche Grammophon cycle performed by the Berlin Philharmonic. However, I believe the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra plays with more warmth and enthusiasm than its peers in Berlin. Kubelik's account of the 3rd Symphony is one of the most electrifying I have heard, easily surpassing Leonard Bernstein's, for example and his version of the 4th Symphony is almost just as fine. Those interested in a great Schumann symphony cycle should consider this CD and its companion as first choice."