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BRAHMS SOLTI CSO - SYMPHONIES 1 - SYMPHONIES 1-4 TRAGIC OVERTURE CD

BRAHMS SOLTI CSO - SYMPHONIES 1 - SYMPHONIES 1-4 TRAGIC OVERTURE CD

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BRAHMS / SOLTI / CSO

Title:

SYMPHONIES 1 -4 / TRAGIC OVERTURE

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CLASSICAL

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028943079921

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Even as he is most closely associated with the music of Wagner and Beethoven, conductor Georg Solti enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with the orchestral music of Johannes Brahms. Solti's own personal preferences in terms of Brahms, judging based on his performance history, were slanted toward the Haydn Variations, German Requiem, and the concerti, but in the late '70s he undertook a cycle of the symphonies with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Decca London that some expert listeners feel have never been bettered since. Solti's Brahms is flexible, easygoing, and never hurried, and the late analog recording, made at the Medinah Temple in Chicago, is warm, lush, and persuasive. During these sessions, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra sounds near perfect in intonation and in responsiveness to its conductor. Solti does bring some sense of individuality to the proceedings in his choice of tempi, which are generally on the slow side and directed with a design toward expansiveness in Brahms, a working method that succeeds very well in the second movement of the Symphony No. 4. On the other hand, tautness and tension are not hallmarks of these interpretations; Solti prefers a soft-focus approach to the whole, sacrificing potential power for the sake of a gently flowing orchestral texture that is easy to follow and soothing to experience. This ease of expression makes Brahms: The Four Symphonies a great starter set for those who don't really know these works, but to a more experienced ear how much one enjoys these interpretations depends to some extent on how they like their Brahms -- rare, medium, or well done? Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Brahms: The Four Symphonies is definitely on the 'well-done' side, a reasonably uncontroversial option that will satisfy most of the listeners who would approach it. Brahms' Tragic Overture and Academic Festival Overture are also included, but not the Haydn Variations, a pity as it was utilized effectively as filler for Decca London's single-disc version of the Symphony No. 4.

1. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: I. Un Poco Sostenuto Allegro
2. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: Ii. Adante Sostenuto
3. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: Iii. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
4. Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68: Iv. Adagio Piu Adante Allegro Non Troppo Ma Con Brio
5. Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: I. Allegro Non Troppo
6. Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: Ii. Adagio Non Troppo
7. Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: Iii. Allegretto Grazioso Quasi Andantino Presto Ma Non Assai
8. Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 73: Iv. Allegro Con Spirito
9. Tragic Overture Op. 81
10. Symphony No. 3 In F Major Op. 90: I. Allegro Con Brio Johannes Brahms
11. Symphony No. 3 In F Major Op. 90: Ii. Andante Johannes Brahms
12. Symphony No. 3 In F Major Op. 90: Iii. Poco Allegretto Johannes Brahms
13. Symphony No. 3 In F Major Op. 90: Iv. Allegro Johannes Brahms
14. Academic Festival Overture Op. 80 Johannes Brahms
15. Symphony No. 4 In E Minor Op. 98: I.
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