Johannes Brahms: Symphonies No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, No. 3 in F major Op. 90, No. 4 in E minor Op. 98, Serenade No. 2in D major, Op. 73
Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra (Op. 73); István Kertėsz conductor
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Publisher: Decca
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When Istvan Kertesz drowned while swimming in Israel, the world lost a major conductor of irresistible musicality and charm... This was Istvan Kertesz' last major project. Early in the 1960s, he had conducted the Dvorřak symphonies with such authority that he recorded the complete cycle for London--an epoch-making set that's still highly recommended today. For those recordings Kertesz had the London Symphony Orchestra, but his best recordings were made in Vienna. His notorious dislike of rehearsals was bound to appeal to the equally relaxed and tradition-conscious Viennese, particularly when it came to music they knew well. The result is a real musical love-in, with the orchestra the star of the show and the performance some of the best Brahms that money can buy. --David Hurwitz
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This is a really excellent performance and it's only a pity that it hasn't come down in price—in fact, it has gone up. This orchestra plays marvellously for Kertesz. The strings 'sing', wind solos are a delight, the brass snarls splendidly from bar 224 in the first movement. In this, by the way, you will hear eight bars of Brahms you have probably never heard before, for Kertesz observes the exposition repeat. The second movement is often very touching, while the third has a lively opening tempo, which means that the greatest virtuosity is needed in the trios, and this it gets. The finale has distinction and the recording, especially at the end, has real brilliance. T.H. Gramophone, February 1975 on Symphony No. 2
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Apart from the First Symphony, T. H. was loud in his praises of the Kertesz set of Brahms symphonies when they first appeared, and rightly so. They are superbly played by the Vienna Philharmonic and this account of No. 3 is deeply musical, unaffected and natural, distinguished by warm string tone and eloquent wind playing. The wind blend beautifully, even the somewhat thin Viennese oboe tone sounds splendidly expressive. The first movement could have greater momentum perhaps; incidentally, Kertesz observes the exposition repeat as do Abbado and Boult. The slow movement is played without any exaggerated expression but with relaxed, unforced feeling. The recording is exceptionally well-balanced; it has just the right perspective and the relationship between wind and the rest of the orchestra, which seems to baffle many balance engineers these days, could not be more musically or naturally judged. R.L. April 1975. Gramophone, on Symphony No. 3
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Disc1:
Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73
1. I. Allegro non troppo 20:08
2. II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo 10:11
3. III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante) 05:03
4. IV. Allegro con spirito 09:10
Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op.16†
5. I. Allegro moderato 08:25
6. II. Scherzo. Vivace 02:40
7. III. Adagio non troppo 07:41
8. IV. Quasi menuetto 05:05
9. V. Rondo. Allegro 06:18
Wiener Philharmoniker
London Symphony Orchestra†
Disc2:
Symphonie Nr. 3 F-dur op. 90
1. I. Allegro con brio 13:25
2. II. Andante 08:50
3. II. Poco Allegretto 06:06
4. IV. Allegro 09:06
Symphonie Nr. 4 e-moll op. 98
5. I. Allegro non troppo 12:33
6. II. Andante moderato 11:59
7. III. Allegro giosoco- Poco meno presto - Tempo I 06:12
8. IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Piu Allegro 09:55
Wiener Philharmoniker
Also recommeded, at least by me, are Bernard Haitink, Concertgebouw on Philips.. If nobody has them, perhaps I will post them.
Bernard Haitink will be a great addition to all the BRahms available here...
@walstein
Thanks for this...is there another disc for Symphony no 1 from Kertesz?
Geee...it's a pity No 1 is gone. It's hard to get a copy of the SHM-CD version altho its available under Decca Double series. But thanks again for the upload of the rest.
Regarding others... well, Brahms last symphony is one of my favourites, and so is Giulini as a conductor... I'd LOVE to hear those EMI versions...
Thanks again, waldstein!
https://melomaniacos.com/thread.php?id=10058
That link leads to a torrent file from Mininova. Probably the same where waldstein got the files. Anyway, it's not active for over a year... no seeds or leech...
That's wonderful! Looking forward to it :)