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Music : Brahms: The Four Symphonies (NBC Symphony Orchestra Vol. IV)In association with Amazon.comfrom: RCA  
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0743215583820 Format: Original recording remastered Label: RCA Manufacturer: RCA Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: RCA Release Date: August 10, 1999 Studio: RCA Sales Rank: 10416 MPN: 55838 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - BEWILDEREDI bought on release in the 1950's a black vinyl (on EMI) of The first of the Brahms Symphonies with Toscanini and NBC SO, and hoped that by ordering this set of the four, I would be getting a remaster of that volcanic interpretation. But reading the reviews, I couldn't work out whether the performances dated from the 1930's or 1950's, and whether they were recorded in Carnegie Hall or in a studio. If from the later period, they offer one of music's mountaintop experiences Rating: - SMALL SONIC PROBLEM/SOME EVEN BETTERI agree with other reviewers who have praised the great improvements in sound quality over previous releases of these splendid performances. I have, however, noted one problem that I do not recall in earlier releases: occasional flutter and wow that sometimes, for example, makes particular string passages sound as if they are being played with excessive vibrato. This may be a result of going back to the original tapes and in my view only detracts in a small way from the overall excellence of the ... Read More Rating: - A must have - recordings of a great conductor with his own orchestra from 1951 & 1952Being perfectly frank, I have a real problem with the four symphonies of Johannes Brahms. I cannot choose between them. Whichever one I am hearing is my favorite at that moment. At one point it is the brass chorale, or a particularly beautiful cello passage, or the fabulously limpid clarinet, or exuberance, or pathos, or the horns! These are four masterworks that are supreme treasures of the musical art. Brahms began working on his first symphony more than a decade before it was premiered. ... Read More Rating: - Brilliant BrahmsOne of the mainstays of Arturo Toscanini's repertoire was the four symphonies of Johannes Brahams (1833-1897). He returned to this music again and again, as he sought to achieve definitive performances of the master's music. His very first NBC Symphony Orchestra broadcast performance, on December 25, 1937, included a powerful rendition of the Brahams first symphony. His commercial recording, made in the early 1950's, was one of his greatest achievements. This is very dramatic music and the Maestro recognized ... Read More Rating: - Four Brahms symphonies on two discs!It takes Toscanini's driven tempos and BMG's blink-of-an-eye breaks between movements to do it, but they've managed to cram all four Brahms symphonies onto two discs, where the usual is three discs with fillers. There are none here, needless to say. Out of curiosity I compared timings with my Furtwangler set from Music and Arts. Sym. #1: Furtwangler 47 min. Toscanini 41 min. Sym. #2: Furtwangler 39 min. Toscanini 37 min. Sym. #3: Furtwangler 41 min. Toscanini 39 min. Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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