EMI Great Recordings of Century - Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4/Klemperer
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Box set, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-04-06
Music Label: EMI Classics
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- Thema: Chorale St. Antoni
- Variation I (Poco Piu Animato)
- Variation II (Piu Vivace)
- Variation III (Con Moto)
- Variation IV (Andante Con Moto)
- Variation V (Vivace)
- Variation VI (Vivace)
- Variation VII ( Grazioso)
- Variation VIII (Presto Non Troppo)
- Finale (Andante)
- I: Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro
- II: Andante Sostenuto
- III: Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
- IV: Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro Non Troppo Ma Con Brio
- I: Allegro Non Troppo
- II: Adagio Non Troppo
- III: Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - Presto Ma Non Assai
- IV: Allegro Con Spirito
- I: Allegro Con Brio - Un Poco Sostenuto
- II: Andante
- III: Poco Allegretto
- IV: Allegro - Un Poco Sostenuto
- Academic Festival Overture Op. 80
- Tragic Overture Op. 81
- Alto Rhapsody Op. 53
- I: Allegro Non Troppo
- II: Andante Moderato
- III: Allegro Giocoso - Poco Meno Presto
- IV: Allegro Energico E Passionato - Piu Allegro
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Free Music Review: Not a weakness in the whole set
Hit: 5 Stars
This has long been one of my very favorite Brahms cycles. It is one of the few complete cycles that has absolutely no low points, and the Alto-Rhapsody is the best I've heard. All of the overtures are also splendid. Other stereo cycles to consider would be Kertesz, Walter or the Levine/VPO, while Furtwangler and Weingartner are leading contenders of the mono cycles. Of the stereo cycles, the Kertesz and Levine are both out of print. That leaves this set and Bruno Walter's, of which while I prefer Walter's 1st and 2nd, I think Klemperer is superior on 3 & 4. Both sets have wonderful renditions of the overtures, but Klemperer's Alto-Rhapsody with Christa Ludwig is perhaps the best on record. For those of you who prefer a more straight-laced approach, Szell's cycle is also very good, in particular the 1st and 3rd.
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