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2CD Bp/Karajan
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By paulk
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Living with, and loving, the Brahms 1st and 2nd recorded by von Karajan in the 1960s I thought I would see what he did in the 70s. The later ones are good, but I feel that in the 1960s version (all with Berlin PO and DGG} he has a greater control on the ensemble playing and just that bit more searching interpretation throughout. Please yourself - at these prices one can afford to have different versions.
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By c baker
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The most impressive thing for me listening to the 3rd Symphony, was the superb sound quality of this recording. The discs have been specially processed to enhance the depth of the orchestra and this works a treat. An excellent value purchase.
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Herbert von Karajan made recordings of the Brahm's Symphonies many times through his long career and this Deutsche Grammophon 2-CD set contains what, by common consensus, is regarded as the most successful set. I'm not so sure about that, as I often find with this particular conductor that the earlier the recording, the better. This late analogue set does sound superb in it's CD incarnation, but I suspect that the original LPs sounded even better.
What I can be clear about is that this 1970s set is more impressive than the late digital set Karajan made Brahms: The 4 Symphonies, although the version of the fourth symphony in that particular set is the same as the one here as, for some reason (probably the congested sound quality), the DDD Brahms 4 was not included in the later compilation Brahms;Symphony No.4.
In 1943, Karajan recorded Brahms 1 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, a magnificent, tension-filled, recording in subfusc sound Symphony No. 1/Leonore Overture No. 3/Salome (Von Karajan). Then, in 1949, at the instigation of EMI's Walter Legge, Karajan recorded Brahms 2 with the Vienna Philharmoniker on 78s, a performance I really rate highly Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / Strauss: Metamorphosen / Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music.
After that, Karajan recorded Symphonies 1, 2, and 4 for HMV with the Philharmonia Orchestra, a crack ensemble at the time, in quite mellow performances now available in EMI's massive Karajan box set Karajan: The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. 1. These records are very much worth hearing despite the slightly restricted mono sound. Symphony 3 was left to Karajan's Decca contract Dvorak: Symphony No.8 / Brahms: Symphony No.3, then he was off to Deutsche Grammophon for his early 1960s recordings Brahms: Symphony 2, 3 Brahms: Symphony No.1, perhaps the best of the lot in good early stereo.
Whichever set of Brahms symphonies from Herbert von Karajan you choose, and this set would be an excellent choice, you can be assured that he was, undoubtedly, a great Brahmsian conductor.
What I can be clear about is that this 1970s set is more impressive than the late digital set Karajan made Brahms: The 4 Symphonies, although the version of the fourth symphony in that particular set is the same as the one here as, for some reason (probably the congested sound quality), the DDD Brahms 4 was not included in the later compilation Brahms;Symphony No.4.
In 1943, Karajan recorded Brahms 1 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, a magnificent, tension-filled, recording in subfusc sound Symphony No. 1/Leonore Overture No. 3/Salome (Von Karajan). Then, in 1949, at the instigation of EMI's Walter Legge, Karajan recorded Brahms 2 with the Vienna Philharmoniker on 78s, a performance I really rate highly Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / Strauss: Metamorphosen / Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music.
After that, Karajan recorded Symphonies 1, 2, and 4 for HMV with the Philharmonia Orchestra, a crack ensemble at the time, in quite mellow performances now available in EMI's massive Karajan box set Karajan: The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. 1. These records are very much worth hearing despite the slightly restricted mono sound. Symphony 3 was left to Karajan's Decca contract Dvorak: Symphony No.8 / Brahms: Symphony No.3, then he was off to Deutsche Grammophon for his early 1960s recordings Brahms: Symphony 2, 3 Brahms: Symphony No.1, perhaps the best of the lot in good early stereo.
Whichever set of Brahms symphonies from Herbert von Karajan you choose, and this set would be an excellent choice, you can be assured that he was, undoubtedly, a great Brahmsian conductor.
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Magnificent Music
This 2 cd set of the four great Brahms symphonies is one of the very best. The wonderful sound from the Berlin Philharmonic is given great strength by conductor Herbert Von... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Richard Walker
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Karajan-The complete symphonies of Brahms
This is probably the definitive version of the symphonies.
Karajan was clearly an authority on these works but still managed to a freshness to his performance when he... Read more
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Published 3 months ago by E Fitzgerald
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The Complete Symphonies Nos: 1 - 4 of Johannes Brahms
This review is from: Brahms: The Complete Symphonies / Karajan, Berlin PO (Audio CD)
I particularly like the classical musical compositions of Johannes Brahms and would not... Read more
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Published 9 months ago by Mr R.Martin
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Great CD
I am a great fan of classical music and Karajan conducts the symphonies with such amazing greatness and musical colour. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Cool Uncle
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Brahms - The Complete Symphonies
I purchased this for a birthay present for my brother who has informed me that this CD is absolutely brilliant. He is delighted with the reproduction.
Published 22 months ago by Scruffs
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Masterful recordings
I recall that my first boxed set of Brahms symphonies on vinyl in the late 70's was this von Karajan and Berlin Philharomic recording, days when Bohm and von Karajan dominated the... Read more
Published on 9 May 2004
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