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Brahms: Symphonies No. 4, Alto Rhapsody & Schicksalslied

PHI

$15.99 ~~$20.99~~ Save 25% Apr 07, 2017

Although the symphony was the most prestigious instrumental genre of his time, Brahms avoided it for many years. In 1872, when he was already more than forty years old and was widely acknowledged for his chamber and choral music, he observed: ‘I will never write a symphony! You can’t imagine what it’s like to hear a giant treading behind you.’ The giant was of course Beethoven, at once an inspiration and a source of intimidation for composers of Brahms’s generation. Fortunately, however, he went back on his promise a few years later with his First Symphony, followed by three more composed between 1876 and 1885. The two works presented here are the Second Symphony, sometimes sombre, sometimes radiant, and the Fourth, a genuine masterpiece of the genre. This disc, recorded on period instruments under the masterly direction of Philippe Herreweghe, is released to coincide with a double anniversary: as a prelude to the Flemish conductor’s seventieth birthday, it also celebrates the twenty-fifth year of existence of one of his favourite ensembles: the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées.

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Brahms: Symphonies No. 4, Alto Rhapsody & Schicksalslied
PHI Apr 2017
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 / Heras-Casado, Anima Eterna Brugge

HARMONIA MUNDI

$22.00 ~~$22.01~~ Save 0% Sep 13, 2024

For their first collaboration on harmonia mundi, Pablo Heras-Casado and Anima Eterna explore the world of Bruckner. The first instalment in this series is his tremendous Symphony No.4. An apotheosis of architectural rigour and poetry, this cathedral in sound, thanks to the unique sonorities of the period instruments played by the Bruges orchestra, regains it's lightness and elegance in dazzling orchestral colors!

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 / Heras-Casado, Anima Eterna Brugge
HARMONIA MUNDI Sep 2024
CD
~~$22.01~~ $22.00

Genzmer, H.: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Symphony No. 4 / Prolog
Thorofon Mar 2000
CD
$24.99

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 & Chamber Symphony No. 2,

Zig-Zag Territoires

$20.99 Nov 19, 2013

This is Zig-Zag Territories first collaboration with the great conductor, composer and oboist Heinz Holliger and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. This disc brings together pivotal works of two Viennese composers, works written prior to abandoning tonality and still strongly linked to what went before but already offering glimpses of what the atonal adventure would be. With this fine disc, Heinze gives a particularly moving, committed interpretation of works that are sometimes enclosed in useless carapaces.

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Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 & Chamber Symphony No. 2,
Zig-Zag Territoires Nov 2013
CD
$20.99

American Classics - Piston: Symphony No 4, Etc / Schwarz

Naxos

$19.99 May 01, 2003

Walter Piston's lovely Fourth Symphony certainly deserves greater exposure than it gets, and there's no reason why it shouldn't be popular. It begins with a lovely, pastoral opening that leads to a rambunctious scherzo with some elegant waltz music interludes. The slow movement is one of the composer's finest: it builds to a superb climax of Brucknerian intensity, while the amiable finale closes the work in high spirits. Really, what's not to like? This is the work's only stereo recording (Ormandy's is screechy mono, but wonderful all the same), and it's a very fine one. Schwarz keeps rhythms crisp in the fast movements, and phrases the "Comtemplativo" very broadly and affectingly, with some excellent solo work from the winds of the Seattle Symphony.

The couplings are also very well done, the Capriccio's naturally dry string textures and bracing harmonic idiom providing an excellent stylistic foil to the solo harp. Three New England Sketches, one of Piston's very few "titled" works, also has impressive atmosphere, though Slatkin's out of print version on RCA was better still. No matter: these are fine performances very well recorded, and deserve your attention. Thanks to Naxos for keeping them in the catalog (and to the Seattle Symphony, which understood the necessity of not leaving the master tapes to molder in some closet or basement storage room once Delos deleted the original issues).
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

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American Classics - Piston: Symphony No 4, Etc / Schwarz
Naxos May 2003
CD
$19.99

The Royal Edition - Nielsen: Symphonies 2 & 4 / Bernstein
Sony Masterworks Feb 2008
CD
$17.99

SYMPHONIES 3 (SCOTTISH) & 4 (ITALIAN)
ALTO Jul 2011
CD
$11.01

Bruckner: Symphony no. 4, 1874 Version / Schaller, Philharmonie Festiva

Profil

$9.99 ~~$19.99~~ Save 50% Mar 04, 2022

The present recording is part of BRUCKNER2024 – a project which began in 2011 with the goal to record all symphonies of Anton Bruckner in all versions including the intermediate variants until the 200th birthday of the composer in 2024. Bruckner’s search for the ideal symphony is clearly expressed in the various manifestations of his Fourth, which he himself described as the “Romantic”. Having finished the score of his Third on New Year’s Eve 1873/74, he set to work on January 2 of the new year on his sketch of the first movement of the Fourth. Eleven months later, “at half past eight in the evening” on November 22, 1874, the new symphony was complete. But this act of completion was not his last word. Bruckner made changes, replacing his previous Scherzo in 1878 with the version dubbed his “hunting scherzo”. Apart from that, he composed a new last movement known as the “people’s festival”. The next revision, signed off in June 1880, introduced a further, completely new version of the finale. This then, together with the first three movements, comprised the version now usually performed. Hans Richter conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in the inaugural performance of the Fourth on February 20, 1881, followed later that year by Felix Mottl in Karlsruhe on December 10. It was once again Hans Richter who conducted the symphony in January 1888, this time in its final version.

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Bruckner: Symphony no. 4, 1874 Version / Schaller, Philharmonie Festiva
Profil Mar 2022
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SZYMANOWSKI: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 4 / STABAT MATER

ALTO

$11.01 Jun 01, 2018

A natural inheritor of Scriabinesque exoticism, Szymanowski brings out the best in Scriabin's most imaginative interpreters, which is why Gergiev proves such a convincing interpreter... excellent playing from the LSO. Matsuev has his feet... firmly planted on terra firma... The gorgeous return to lushness in the second movement suggests an almost Ravelian sensibility... Matsuev and Gergiev turn the finale into Szymanowski's danse generale. (Gramophone). "Stabat Mater is beautiful and Gergiev has the full measure of it's 23 gorgeous minutes." (MusicWeb).

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SZYMANOWSKI: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 4 / STABAT MATER
ALTO Jun 2018
CD
$11.01

Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 4 & 7 / Masur, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

PENTATONE

SACD

$16.99 ~~$21.99~~ Save 20% Jul 19, 2005

Pentatone presents a diverse range of world-class artists, and is dedicated to premium quality productions captured in exceptional sound. The label works together with today and tomorrow’s leading artists to provide timeless recordings of core, fringe, and lesser-known repertoire, with Pentatone’s uncompromising attention to the best possible quality in artistry, design and recording technology. In this series of recordings from the 2000s, conductor Kurt Masur and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig surveyed Beethoven's symphonies and overtures.

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Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 4 & 7 / Masur, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
PENTATONE Jul 2005
SACD
~~$21.99~~ $16.99

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 4 / Symphony in C Major

Naxos

$19.99 Nov 13, 1994

Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 4 "Tragic" and Symphony in C major "Grand Duo" are superbly performed by the Failioni Orchestra of Budapest, under the direction of Michael Halasz. Both are part of a complete cycle of symphonies recorded for the Naxos label by this lesser known but excellent eastern European chamber orchestra. The Symphony No. 4, composed by Schubert in 1816, is performed with great warmth, passion, and dramatic gravitas. Schubert originally composed the "Grand Duo" in 1824 as a piano sonata for four hands. The Symphony in C is a mid-nineteenth century orchestration of the "Grand Duo" sonata by the great 19th century violinist Josef Joachim. Again, Halasz and the Failioni Orchestra completely and flawlessly capture the grand scale and sense of drama of this Schubert masterpiece.

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SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 4 / Symphony in C Major
Naxos Nov 1994
CD
$19.99

Brian: Symphonies No 4 & 12 / Leaper, Valásková, Et Al
Naxos Jan 2007
CD
$19.99

Mahler: Symphonies 4 & 9 / Seefried, Walter, Vienna Philharmonic
Andromeda Jan 2012
CD
$10.99

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 / Mcgegan, Philharmonia Baroque

Philharmonia Baroque Productions

$9.99 ~~$19.99~~ Save 50% Jul 15, 2015

BEETHOVEN Symphonies Nos. 4 1 and 7 2 • Nicholas McGegan, cond; Philharmonia Baroque O (period instruments) • PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE PRODUCTIONS 06 (75:10) Live: Berkeley 1 11/10-11/2012, 2 9/12-13/2009

Unlike a number of other conductors in the early music movement, Nicholas McGegan has waited a long time to commit any of the Beethoven symphonies to disc. The wait has been well worthwhile. These are now my favorite period performance versions of the Fourth and Seventh symphonies on CD. I previously had preferred the Fourth of John Eliot Gardiner. It is faster than McGegan’s in every movement, sometimes significantly so. I feel that McGegan’s tempos allow the music to breathe more and to build up more natural climaxes. Gardiner uses a larger string section, which produces a wider dynamic range than McGegan’s. But McGegan’s orchestra sounds better balanced to me, with the strings allowing for richer textures from the inner voices. Interestingly, both conductors employ the same principal flute, the excellent Janet See, whose album of Vivaldi concertos with McGegan and the PBO is well worth seeking out. In the opening movement of the Fourth, McGegan’s Adagio is like a journey through the Greek underworld, leading to an Allegro vivace that feels like the whole world springing to life. Its development section sounds very Viennese in its congeniality. The second movement resembles chamber music, similar to a Buddhist scroll painting in its play of light and shade. It is significant that McGegan’s violin section includes such period chamber music luminaries as Katherine Kyme, Elizabeth Blumenstock, and Jolianne von Einem. The third movement displays Olympian humor, while the last is very danceable, sort of Beethoven’s version of a hoedown. In both symphonies, McGegan is very generous with repeats.

One of the principal attractions of McGegan’s Seventh is timpanist Kent Reed. Over 20 years ago, I heard a splendid Seventh by the New Jersey Symphony conducted by my friend Jens Nygaard, in which the timpanist, Randall Hicks, really whaled away. The critic assigned to the concert complained that it sounded like a timpani concerto. By now, we are so accustomed to the thwack of period timpani that Reed’s performance doesn’t seem unusual. Before hearing McGegan, my favorite period Seventh was Roger Norrington’s Stuttgart account. He is more fastidious in the middle movements about Beethoven’s metronome markings, though McGegan’s tempos there feel less rushed. Norrington’s strings, modern instruments played without vibrato, make a thicker, less appealing sound than McGegan’s more gossamer section. What’s more, McGegan conducts the entire symphony with a Beechamesque twinkle in his eye that Norrington lacks. The introduction to McGegan’s first movement is fleet-footed, with beautiful wind playing. The main section features wonderful waves of sound that ebb and flow, while the coda offers splendidly braying horns. McGegan’s slow movement is measured, with a careful delineation of dynamics. Its sensation is that of a haunted, misty reverie. The third movement feels as if the different sections of the orchestra are engaged in a conversation. Its trio sounds like an ecstatic shepherd’s song. The concluding movement is a jolly, mercurial romp. McGegan’s Seventh, congenial as it is, is one you can live with very easily.

The sound engineering in both symphonies is excellent. If you are looking for these works on modern instruments, I would recommend George Szell in Cleveland for the Fourth and Karl Böhm with the Vienna Philharmonic for the Seventh, although his Berlin account is nearly as good. McGegan’s album is a marvelous blend of the wisdom of the old master conductors with the finesse of period instruments. His Beethoven is an extremely likable fellow of vast ingenuity, an artist with whose work you never are sated. There is not one unconsidered bar of music in the whole album.

FANFARE: Dave Saemann

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 / Mcgegan, Philharmonia Baroque
Philharmonia Baroque Productions Jul 2015
CD
~~$19.99~~ $9.99

Mahler: Symphony No 4 / Chailly, Gewandhaus-Orchester

Accentus Music

DVD

$31.99 Apr 30, 2013

Also available on Blu-ray

Gustav Mahler
SYMPHONY NO. 4

Christina Landshamer, soprano
Gewandhaus Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Recorded live at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 26–27 April 2012

Bonus:
- The Welte-Mignon Piano Player Device
- Mahler plays Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G major: IV. Sehr behaglich
- Riccardo Chailly on interpreting Mahler’s 4th Symphony with the Gewandhaus Orchestra

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: English, German, French, Japanese
Running time: 61 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)

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Mahler: Symphony No 4 / Chailly, Gewandhaus-Orchester
Accentus Music Apr 2013
DVD
$31.99

SIBELIUS: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 4

RUBICON

$20.17 Mar 25, 2022

Sibelius's Symphony No.2 of 1902 represents a big step forward in his development as a symphonist. It's thematic fragments are driven by harmonic tensions through which the composer takes the listener on an eventful journey. Symphony No.4 of 1907 inhabits a bleak, dark, emotionally fraught landscape. Sibelius had been diagnosed with a cancerous throat tumour and feared for his life. After a successful operation to remove it, he lived in fear of it's return. He gave up both whisky and cigars and suffered awful withdrawal symptoms. Battling with his demons and self-doubt, the result was an outpouring of honestly expressed emotions. Symphony No.4 is one of the greatest symphonies ever composed, and is expertly rendered by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Owain Arwel Hughes.

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SIBELIUS: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 4
RUBICON Mar 2022
CD
$20.17

Stankovych: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Kuchar, Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

Naxos

$13.99 ~~$19.99~~ Save 30% Nov 11, 2014

Yevhen Stankovych is regarded by many as the most important Ukrainian composer of his generation. + His First Symphony for strings expresses both pathos and drama. + The Second Symphony, with a dramatic requiem at its core, conveys a protest against war and stands as a monument to bravery and to those who perished. + The Fourth Symphony is renowned for its romantic lyrical language and rich string sound.

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Stankovych: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 4 / Kuchar, Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra
Naxos Nov 2014
CD
~~$19.99~~ $13.99

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Jordan, Vienna Symphony

Wiener Symphoniker

$20.99 Feb 09, 2018

For the first time in their history, the Wiener Symphoniker will release a complete Beethoven symphonies cycle. The Wiener Symphoniker wrote music history with the first performances of works by Bruckner, Ravel and Schoenberg. And under the baton of such illustrious music directors as Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan, Carlo Maria Giulini or Georges Prêtre they acquired worldwide fame for their unique Viennese sound. Considering its rich, more than a century long history, it comes as a surprise that the orchestra has never before recorded a full cycle of the nine symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven which are widely considered to constitute the apex of the symphonic repertoire. This shortcoming is about to be remedied: Starting in autumn 2017, the Wiener Symphoniker will release the full cycle on 5 albums. With a new release of the series to be issued every 6 months, the full cycle will be completed just in time for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven in 2020. The symphonies were recorded live during a critically acclaimed concert cycle in Spring/Summer 2017 in the Great Hall of the Musikverein Wien. At these concerts, the international press specifically praised Jordan’s approach to combining a traditional Viennese sound with a more contemporary, slimmed down interpretation of the material, original tempi and insights from the historically informed performance practice. Through a close reading of the score and by focusing on the content of the works, Jordan aimed to create – in his words – a “more natural, direct, humanised“ image of the famous composer.

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Jordan, Vienna Symphony
Wiener Symphoniker Feb 2018
CD
$20.99

Lyatoshynsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Kuchar, Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra

Naxos

$13.99 ~~$19.99~~ Save 30% Nov 11, 2014

Boris Lyatoshynsky was the foremost Ukrainian composer of the twentieth century and his five symphonies are the cornerstone of the symphonic music of his country. The Fourth Symphony of 1963 met with immediate acclaim for its imaginative orchestration, while the Fifth Symphony is memorable for its use of Ukrainian folkloric material. This is the third of three discs comprising the complete Lyatoshynsky symphonies.

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Lyatoshynsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 / Kuchar, Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra
Naxos Nov 2014
CD
~~$19.99~~ $13.99

Sibelius: Oceanides (The), Op. 73 / Symphony No. 4 In A Mino
BIS Jan 1985
CD
$21.99

Taneyev: The Oresteia, Symphony No 4 / Järvi, Philharmonia
Chandos Mar 1991
CD
$21.99

Bax: Symphony No 4, Tintagel / Thomson, Ulster Orchestra

Chandos

$21.99 Jul 29, 1992

Although the Fourth cannot be numbered among the best of the Bax symphonies (it is arguably the least concentrated and most hedonistic of the seven), Bryden Thomson's LP with the Ulster Orchestra must have already won it many friends and this CD will win it even more. It is quite simply one of the very best CDs I have heard so far, and has an altogether striking presence and vivid detail that does full justice to Bax's sumptuous orchestral textures and opulent sonorities.

Bryden Thomson and the Ulster Orchestra have earned much praise for their earlier Chandos recording of Bax tone poems—November Woods, The Garden of Fand, Summer Music and The Happy Forest—which in its CD form on CHAN8307 (1/84) collected golden opinions both in these columns and elsewhere. Discussing that Compact Disc, MEO wrote of the ''finely calculated and highly individual character of Bax's orchestration'' being ''more evident than I have ever heard it outside the concert hall''—though I must say opportunities of encountering it there are hardly legion! This CD of the Fourth Symphony and Tintagel deserves an enthusiastic welcome and is a demonstration disc, even by the high standards Chandos have established in this field.

-- Robert Layton, Gramophone [8/1984]

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Bax: Symphony No 4, Tintagel / Thomson, Ulster Orchestra
Chandos Jul 1992
CD
$21.99

Beethoven: Symphonies No 4 & 7 / Herreweghe, Royal Flemish Philharmonic
PENTATONE Apr 2011
SACD
$21.99

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SCHUMANN, R.: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 (Berlin Philharmonic,
IDIS May 2008
CD
~~$16.99~~ $8.49

Still: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5, Etc / Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony
Naxos Oct 2009
CD
$19.99