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Johannes Brahms, Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Brahms: The 4 Symphonies
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (5) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
2. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
3. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
4. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
5. Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Track Listings (8) - Disc #2
1. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
2. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
3. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
4. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
5. Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
6. Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
7. Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
8. Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
Track Listings (4) - Disc #3
1. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
2. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
3. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
4. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

CD Details

All Artists: Johannes Brahms, Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Title: Brahms: The 4 Symphonies
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 11/14/2006
Album Type: Box set, Collector's Edition
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Symphonies
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 028947579427

Synopsis

Album Description

BRAHMS: THE 4 SYMPHONIES "Mr. Chailly's Brahms was not as intense as Arturo Toscanini's or as mystically compelling as Wilhelm Furtwangler's or, to name another Concertgebouw predecessor, Willem Mengelberg's. But it balanced those attributes skillfully, and it capitalized on the warm, woody tonalqualities of this fine orchestra."--The New York Times

CD Reviews

Fluid, sometimes warm-hearted but not enough drama

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 11/26/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"
Brahms was not a comfortable man, despite his benevolent-loking beard and sensitive eyes. His music expesses great emotional and artistic struggle, often cast in an Olympian mold but human nevertheless. For me, his sympponies are monuments of dramatic conflict, and I think any conductor who sits back comfortably and covers the music with melted chocolate has wandered far from the composer's spirit. That's certainly true of Chailly, alas, who gives us plush-velvet readings at comfy tempos without any stress or strain. It's all quite easy to swallow. If you like this approach to Brahms, also favored by Muti and Sawallisch, then this Concertgebouw cycle has gorgeous sonics and golden playing. In terms of challenge and inner drama, however, both are completely lacking. Fans of the Amsterdam orchestra can do better with Haitink's early Brahms cycle for Philips. It can be found at a steep discount on the used market."