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Over the past 100 years, there have been recordings of the complete Brahms' symphonies that rank with the greatest recordings of anything ever made. There are wonderful Weingartners, the fabulous Furtwänglers, the monumental Klemperers, the amazing Abbados...the list goes on and on. Of course, over the past 100 years, there have been recordings of Brahms symphonies that rank among the worst recordings of anything ever made. There are the obdurate Davalos, the superficial Karajans, and the uncomprehending Jarvis...again, the list goes on and on.
Where in all this do the recordings of Brahms' symphonies by Colin Davis stack? Near but not at the top: Davis is a strong, intelligent, and sympathetic conductor whose Brahms' symphonies are clear, direct, and expressive. Davis keeps the tempos moving and the long line flowing and yet still finds moments of quiet repose amidst the high drama. The Bavarian Radio Symphony plays with power, precision, and a fair amount of passion. Gerhard Oppitz makes a fine protagonist in the Piano Concertos and Kyoko Takezawa makes a lyrical advocate in the Violin Concerto. RCA's digital sound is clear, rich, and deep.
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Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 (Johannes Brahms)
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (Johannes Brahms)
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1989 Sony Music Entertainment
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 (Johannes Brahms)
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer, Recording Engineer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a (Johannes Brahms)
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Martin Wöhr, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 3
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 (Johannes Brahms)
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1989 BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Hans Schmid, Recording Engineer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 4
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 (Johannes Brahms)
Gerhard Oppitz, Main Artist, Piano - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Peter Jütte, Recording Engineer - Monica Graul, Editor - Stefan Mikorey - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Associated Performer
(P)1993 BMG Entertainment
Gerhard Oppitz, Main Artist, Piano - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Peter Jütte, Recording Engineer - Monica Graul, Editor - Stefan Mikorey - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Associated Performer
(P)1993 BMG Entertainment
Gerhard Oppitz, Main Artist, Piano - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Peter Jütte, Recording Engineer - Monica Graul, Editor - Stefan Mikorey - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Associated Performer
(P)1993 BMG Entertainment
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Kyoko Takezawa, Violin - Joseph Joachim, Composer - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Wolfgang Karreth, Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
DISC 5
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 (Johannes Brahms)
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Kyoko Takezawa, Violin - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Wolfgang Karreth, Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Associated Performer - Kyoko Takezawa, Violin - Wolfram Graul, Producer - Wolfgang Karreth, Engineer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 (Johannes Brahms)
Gerhard Oppitz, Main Artist, Piano - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Peter Jütte, Recording Engineer - Monica Graul, Editor - Stefan Mikorey - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Associated Performer
(P)1993 BMG Entertainment
Gerhard Oppitz, Main Artist, Piano - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Peter Jütte, Recording Engineer - Monica Graul, Editor - Stefan Mikorey - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Associated Performer
(P)1993 BMG Entertainment
Gerhard Oppitz, Main Artist, Piano - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Peter Jütte, Recording Engineer - Monica Graul, Editor - Stefan Mikorey - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Associated Performer
(P)1993 BMG Entertainment
Gerhard Oppitz, Main Artist, Piano - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, Main Artist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Peter Jütte, Recording Engineer - Monica Graul, Editor - Stefan Mikorey - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Associated Performer
(P)1993 BMG Entertainment
Album review
Over the past 100 years, there have been recordings of the complete Brahms' symphonies that rank with the greatest recordings of anything ever made. There are wonderful Weingartners, the fabulous Furtwänglers, the monumental Klemperers, the amazing Abbados...the list goes on and on. Of course, over the past 100 years, there have been recordings of Brahms symphonies that rank among the worst recordings of anything ever made. There are the obdurate Davalos, the superficial Karajans, and the uncomprehending Jarvis...again, the list goes on and on.
Where in all this do the recordings of Brahms' symphonies by Colin Davis stack? Near but not at the top: Davis is a strong, intelligent, and sympathetic conductor whose Brahms' symphonies are clear, direct, and expressive. Davis keeps the tempos moving and the long line flowing and yet still finds moments of quiet repose amidst the high drama. The Bavarian Radio Symphony plays with power, precision, and a fair amount of passion. Gerhard Oppitz makes a fine protagonist in the Piano Concertos and Kyoko Takezawa makes a lyrical advocate in the Violin Concerto. RCA's digital sound is clear, rich, and deep.
© TiVo
About the album
- 5 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
- Total length: 05:54:28
- Main artists: Sir Colin Davis
- Composer: Johannes Brahms
- Label: RCA Red Seal
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment
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