Brahms: Orchestral Music

[Barbirollians]

Am I the only Brahmsian revisionist around here? No-one else got into the splendid Helsingborg/Manze Symphonies?(IRR 4/2012/NS). Loved Mackerras/SCO, Berglund/COE and the great bite and verve of Harnoncourt/Berlin Phil live too...

Does Chailly fall into the revisionist school ?

[Hitch]

Jaap van Zweden and the Netherlands PO have my ear at the moment.

[ostuni]

There was a lot I liked about Manze's Brahms when I first heard them, though I do remember finding some of the speeds (2nd mvts of 1 & 2) unexpectedly slow. I must re-listen. And yes, I also loved Berglund/COE when it first came out - even more overdue for a re-listen. So far, I've just heard Chailly's 1 & 2, and I think they're absolutely splendid. I just love the sound of that orchestra: quite the best-sounding woodwind principals anywhere, by my reckoning; warm brass, divided violins, rich cellos & basses. And Chailly's phrasing (which I've been much enjoying while listening again to his & Freire's PC1 last week) is full of little felicities which I miss when listening to some other versions.

[verismissimo]

Does Chailly fall into the revisionist school ?

Apparently, Barbs. But I've been quite unable to discern from the reviews of the Barbican concerts in what way exactly. Anyone clear?

[BBMmk2]

Did you BBM ? When I last looked surprisingly buying the four CDs of the symphonies separately on Amazon was cheaper than the box.

I know some people find the sound and textures a bit thick but in my opinion they are immensely satisfying performances. The Fourth was the last of them I bought and was sitting unopened on the shelf until a couple of weeks ago . The playing of the BPO is out of this world the sound of those strings gives me goosebumps . The performance of the 4th is propulsive yet has a slow movement of such tenderness .The third movement is truly [I]giocoso[I] and the finale's passacaglia is superbly structured and inexorable .

Very much a library choice I would say - and the Hayden Variations are pretty wonderful too and Nanie a fascinating piece unknown to me .

Unfortunately not, barbs(other cds have been bought!!), but if the individually selling for a cheaper price then, that is even better, as someone has said in another post that they not had the reissue treatment yet!!

[jayne lee wilson]

Does Chailly fall into the revisionist school ?

I wouldn't have said so - from the live 3rd/D Minor Piano Concerto (with Aimard) on R3 from the Barbican recently I would say that he refreshes the Leipzig tradition ...