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Brahms Symphony No 4, Wiener Phil, Kleiber

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https://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2017/7/26/brahms-4

Brahms’ glorious Fourth Symphony is the crowning achievement of a well nigh perfect collection that set the standard for the symphony as a form since those of Beethoven. 

In the four movements, Brahms moves from a flawlessly executed Sonata Form opening movement, to a gloriously elegiac Andante to a rollicking third movement, culminating in the famous, granitic Passacaglia serving as the finale. 

As befits one of the great masterpieces of Western Music, recordings are legion, many of them very good. And to be honest, you can never have enough great Brahms recordings in your library.

We will focus on my two favourites, the great Chesky/Reiner/RPO and this incredible performance by the magician of conductors, Carlos Kleiber.  

The Reiner is interesting in that it was his favourite recording. Imagine that, with the huge number of superlative Chicago/RCAs under his belt? It has an emotional wallop that’s difficult to beat and a recording that glows and gleams under the Brahmsian sun. The Royal Phil sounds positively mesmerized. 

So, how does Herr. Kleiber compare? Brilliantly well, of course. Connect one of the greatest musicians of the 20th Century and one of the greatest orchestras, both on very top form, and magic happens.