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It is hard to remember back to a time when this cover photograph -- three geezers in ties and dark suits, two of them bald and one with thick, horn-rimmed glasses -- could have been considered hip. But, even then, of course, the last thing Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft wanted in a recording of Brahms' Double Concerto was hip. What DGG wanted was the big-boned tone of cellist Janos Starker, the hard-muscled technique of violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan, and, most of all, the clear-eyed modernism of the RSO Berlin under Ferenc Fricsay. And that's exactly what it got: a Brahms' Double that had plenty of power and precision but that was cold-blooded in its execution. But, even coupled with Fricsay's recording of Beethoven's Triple Concerto again with Schneiderhan, but partnered this time with Pierre Fournier and Géza Anda, it's hard to imagine anyone in these digital times will find these performances hip. Fricsay was a cool and clear conductor with a lean and sinewy approach to tempo and form and, while his Beethoven Triple is lyrical, it is more objective than subjective, more steel than silk. While back in the early '60s, these recordings along with the three geezers on the cover might have been hip, one wonders if digital listeners will be able to dig it, daddy-o. DG's original early stereo sound was warmer and deeper than many of its original early digital recordings.
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Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Pierre Fournier, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Géza Anda, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ferenc Fricsay, Conductor, MainArtist - Otto Gerdes, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rolf Peter Schroeder, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Werner Wolf, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Pierre Fournier, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Géza Anda, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ferenc Fricsay, Conductor, MainArtist - Otto Gerdes, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rolf Peter Schroeder, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Werner Wolf, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Pierre Fournier, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Géza Anda, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ferenc Fricsay, Conductor, MainArtist - Otto Gerdes, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rolf Peter Schroeder, Editor - Werner Wolf, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102 (Johannes Brahms)
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Janos Starker, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ferenc Fricsay, Conductor, MainArtist - Otto Gerdes, Producer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rolf Peter Schroeder, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Janos Starker, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ferenc Fricsay, Conductor, MainArtist - Otto Gerdes, Producer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rolf Peter Schroeder, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - Janos Starker, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ferenc Fricsay, Conductor, MainArtist - Otto Gerdes, Producer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rolf Peter Schroeder, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
It is hard to remember back to a time when this cover photograph -- three geezers in ties and dark suits, two of them bald and one with thick, horn-rimmed glasses -- could have been considered hip. But, even then, of course, the last thing Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft wanted in a recording of Brahms' Double Concerto was hip. What DGG wanted was the big-boned tone of cellist Janos Starker, the hard-muscled technique of violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan, and, most of all, the clear-eyed modernism of the RSO Berlin under Ferenc Fricsay. And that's exactly what it got: a Brahms' Double that had plenty of power and precision but that was cold-blooded in its execution. But, even coupled with Fricsay's recording of Beethoven's Triple Concerto again with Schneiderhan, but partnered this time with Pierre Fournier and Géza Anda, it's hard to imagine anyone in these digital times will find these performances hip. Fricsay was a cool and clear conductor with a lean and sinewy approach to tempo and form and, while his Beethoven Triple is lyrical, it is more objective than subjective, more steel than silk. While back in the early '60s, these recordings along with the three geezers on the cover might have been hip, one wonders if digital listeners will be able to dig it, daddy-o. DG's original early stereo sound was warmer and deeper than many of its original early digital recordings.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:23
- Main artists: Wolfgang Schneiderhan Ferenc Fricsay
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2023 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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