Album review: Brahms Symphonies Nos 2&4
Published Date:
15 August 2008
By KENNETH WALTON
BRAHMS SYMPHONIES NOS 2 & 4
****
SIGNUM CLASSICS, £10.99
CHRISTOPH von Dohnányi is one of that noble strain of mature conductors who can draw an even blend of timelessness and urgency from the Romantic giants, and he does it ravishingly here in two Brahms symphonies with the Philharmonia Orchestra. The chemistry is magical, Dohnányi (conductor for life with the orchestra having served time as principal guest conductor) drawing impassioned warmth from the Fourth Symphony, and a tempered fluidity from the Second. The works may be old warhorses, but the performances are as fresh as daisies.
The full article contains 104 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
14 August 2008 7:42 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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