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May-19-2010, 01:25
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Favorite Brahms 1st
Of all the Brahms symphonies, the 1st is the one that I've yet to find a satisfying recording. I've got Karajan for the 2nd and 3rd and Kleiber for the 4th, but try as I might I just can't find a recording of the 1st that really does it for me. As of right now, I've got Szell. I've also tried Karajan, Walter, and Rattle. Szell almost gets there, but there are many spots (particularly in the finale) that just don't add up.
So what I want to know is, does anybody have a recording of Brahms' 1st Symphony they could recommend, aside from the mentioned conductors?
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May-19-2010, 03:11
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'64 Karajan (DG)--powerful reading. That entire cycle does it for me. Bold.
For something different, try Harnoncourt.
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May-19-2010, 03:18
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'64 Karajan (DG)--powerful reading. That entire cycle does it for me. Bold.
For something different, try Harnoncourt.
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I have this one too, and it's the ONLY recording of this work that I have and will likely ever need. Not a very exciting symphony as far as I am concerned. Stodgy.
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May-19-2010, 06:36
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Klemperer.
And, if you can live with a very slow tempo for the big tune in the finale, Giulini with the LA Phil are pretty impressive too.
cheers,
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May-19-2010, 13:36
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Van Beinum is ok.
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May-24-2010, 22:00
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Is anybody familiar with Jochum's recordings with London and/or Berlin? I've heard his "famous" Brahms piano concertos with Gilels and hated them, but I'm intrigued from listening to both excerpts of the First Symphony.
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May-25-2010, 06:26
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Is anybody familiar with Jochum's recordings with London and/or Berlin? I've heard his "famous" Brahms piano concertos with Gilels and hated them, but I'm intrigued from listening to both excerpts of the First Symphony.
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Agree about the Gilels/Jochum outing, as I do with so many "rosette" recordings.
And I must pass on both of Jochum's symphonic cycles. Interps are similar...as in slow. Before I bail out, I keep wanting to yell, "Get on with it, man!"
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May-25-2010, 06:43
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And I must pass on both of Jochum's symphonic cycles. Interps are similar...as in slow. Before I bail out, I keep wanting to yell, "Get on with it, man!"
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That's exactly how I feel about it. It's just agonizing. And the more I listen to recordings of Brahms' First Symphony, the more I feel that my quest for the definitive/perfect issue is futile. Maybe I should just stick with Szell? I mean, I doubt I'll ever find a recording of the First that's as undeniably definitive as Kleiber's Brahms 4.
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May-25-2010, 07:43
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I prefer Furtwangler in Brahms 4.
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May-25-2010, 16:43
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Zubin Mehta and the Wiener Philharmoniker on Decca (1981)
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May-27-2010, 01:32
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Horenstein, London Symphony Orchestra, 1962, Chesky Records. The best!
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May-27-2010, 01:39
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Horenstein, London Symphony Orchestra, 1962, Chesky Records. The best!
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The best...I guess that does it. Everyone must buy it now. Hope there's enough. 
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May-27-2010, 16:35
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The best...I guess that does it. Everyone must buy it now. Hope there's enough. |
Hey, don't sap my juvenile enthousiasm! 
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I just obtained the Rattle series and admit I like his 1st very much.
Jim
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