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Brahms: Symphonie No. 1; Beethoven: Ouvertüren Egmont & Coriolan
Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonard Bernstein
Brahms: Symphonie No. 1; Beethoven: Ouvertüren Egmont & Coriolan
Genre: Classical
 
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It's amazing that Leonard Bernstein can turn in taut, dramatic, highly disciplined performances of the two Beethoven overtures on this disc and then make such a mess out of Brahms. You would think that the same virtues tha...  more »

     
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All Artists: Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Brahms: Symphonie No. 1; Beethoven: Ouvertüren Egmont & Coriolan
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Label: Polygram Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/1984
Re-Release Date: 3/14/1995
Album Type: Original recording reissued
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028944550528

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It's amazing that Leonard Bernstein can turn in taut, dramatic, highly disciplined performances of the two Beethoven overtures on this disc and then make such a mess out of Brahms. You would think that the same virtues that make great Beethoven also apply to the later composer, sharing as they do so many of the same musical values. Well, evidently Lenny didn't feel that way, and his overblown, mannered Brahms symphony cycle for DG is to be avoided by all but the biggest Bernstein loyalists. --David Hurwitz
 

CD Reviews

A different opinion
yigala | Israel | 12/16/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I absolutely don't agree with Hurwitz's review. The Brahms is one of the best - the violins are virtually crying. Highly recommended."
Marvellous
Luis Nieto Estrada | Mexico, D.F. Mexico | 05/22/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Brahms cycle played by Bernstein is one of the finest ever. I return again and again to this records and always get a big reward"