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Bruno Walter Edition - Brahms Symphony 4, Tragic Overture, Schicksalslied

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Details

Composer
BRAHMS, JOHANNES
Artist
Bruno, Walter
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Apr 26, 2010
Catalog #
SONY64472
UPC
074646447222

About

The Columbia Symphony may not have been a first-class orchestra, but Bruno Walter trained to do the right things, and it responded with first-class accounts of the Brahms symphonies. While there are instances of less-than-crack ensemble, there is also some very fine first-desk playing, and the performances as a whole are marked by a natural feeling of movement, phrasing, and expression. Walter’s approach to the music is kindly, caring, wonderfully whole – sunny but not overly brilliant, warm but not overly heated, sincere but not overly impassioned. Anyone who thinks that means the conductor was slow, shapeless, or indulgent should listen. There is thrust here, and plenty of momentum. The recordings are closely miked and somewhat bass-heavy, but in Sony’s 20-bit remastering the sound is wonderfully alive and direct. – Ted Libbey, author of The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 13:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    13:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bruno Walter
  2. 2 II. Andante moderato 11:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    11:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bruno Walter
  3. 3 III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto 06:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bruno Walter
  4. 4 IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro 11:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro
    Duration
    11:18
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bruno Walter
  5. 5 Tragic Overture, Op. 81 13:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
    Duration
    13:18
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bruno Walter
  6. 6 Schicksalslied, Op. 54 15:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
    Duration
    15:11
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Occidental College Concert Choir, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Bruno Walter