Brahms: Symphony Nos.1-3/Tragic Overture,Op.81/Academic Festival Overture,Op.80
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Composer: Johannes BrahmsConductor: Eugen Jochum
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-02-18
Music Label: EMI Classics Imports
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- I. Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro
- II. Andante Sostenuto
- III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
- IV. Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro Non Troppo Ma Con Brio
- Tragic Overture, Op. 81
- Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
- I. Allegro Non Troppo
- II. Adagio Non Troppo
- III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino)
- IV. Allegro Con Spirito
- I. Allegro Con Brio
- II. Andante
- III. Poco Allegretto
- IV. Allegro
Free Music Notes for Brahms: Symphony Nos.1-3/Tragic Overture,Op.81/Academic Festival Overture,Op.80
Free Music Review: Enjoyably traditional, middle-of-the-road Brahms
Hit: 3 Stars
Sometimes I wish my eyes did decieve me when I read critical opinions. These three Brahms symphonies are the definition of solid, midle-European interpretations, good of their sort but nowhere near great. Yet Mr. Hurwitz hears the London Phil. playing on the eadge of their seats, and other reviewers use words like electrifying and take no prisoners. Huh? I cherish Brhams symphony cycles from Bruno Walter, Karajan, Bernstein, Furtwangler, Mravinsky, and Toscanini, all of whom elicit powerful readings where the orchestral playing really is electrifying. Jochum is intermittently vital.
Tempos tend to be average throughout; there's no sense of exaggeration, and Jochum is modest enough to let Brahms speak for himself. But listen to the opening Adagio seciton of the First's finale--there's no tension at all. One bar follows another, rather grandly voiced but with no attempt to evoke Brahms's mystery and sense of anticipation. The Second Sym., being a less dramatic work, doesn't suffer as much from Jochum's lack of rhythmic vitality--it flows well, and with a vigorous finale and lilting Scherzo, I'd rank it the best performance here.
The Third is the most energetic of Jochum's readings, but it's hard to keep together, and his sonorous, broad style doesn't catch fire. Certainly his Third is good, even if the first three movements proceed at basically the same pace--a little variety would have helped. Jochum's brisk finale is welcome, but he brings no sense of mystery or great joy.
Jochum does inspire loyalty, and as with Ormandy, I'm happy to let his fans enjoy what they enjoy. On objctive grounds, however, this is just middling good Brahms.
Brahms: Symphony Nos.1-3/Tragic Overture,Op.81/Academic Festival Overture,Op.80 Poster
The same London Philharmonic that sounds bored out of its collective mind on Wolfgang Sawallisch's Brahms cycle here seems to be playing on the edge of its seat. Eugen Jochum's much more positive direction is certainly at least partially responsible. He's a tremendously inspiriting Brahms conductor, and these are performances full of fire and passion. The Fourth Symphony comes separately, coupled with Klaus Tennstedt's German Requiem, and at the twofer price, these are four CDs not to be missed. --David HurwitzClassical Music CDs
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