Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Many if not most listeners would say that period instruments and historically informed performance practice are fine in their place, but many if not most listeners would also say their place does not include repertoire from the latter years of the nineteenth century. For those listeners, this disc of John Eliot Gardiner leading the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and the Monteverdi Choir in three works of Brahms -- the Begräbnisgesang, Schicksalslied, and C minor Symphony -- and one of Mendelssohn -- the Mitten wir im Leben sind -- will be totally unacceptable. For them, its odd colors, unusual balances, and quirky articulation will seem so utterly unlike the Brahms they know they will categorically reject these performances.
That's their choice and their loss. For one thing, no one could doubt that Gardiner's musicians are wholly adept at their tasks. There's not a note wrong or a rhythm misplaced anywhere in these performances. For another, no one would argue that Gardiner and his musicians are not entirely dedicated to the music and to giving it the most powerful reading they can. The choral Begräbnisgesang, Schicksalslied, and Mitten wir im Leben sind are deeply moving and the C minor Symphony is profoundly affecting, especially in its heroic finale. True, the colors, articulation, and balances are strikingly different, with the colors more piquant, the articulation more detached, and the balances more diverse. But since most of these works and in particular the symphony are exceedingly well known and most of these changes are supported by scholarship and musicianship, it seems churlish to protest. Captured in rich, clean but atmospheric digital sound in live performances, this disc may be anathema to some, but it will be ambrosia to others.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From £10.83/month
Begräbnisgesang, Op. 13 (Johannes Brahms)
Johannes Brahms, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Orchestra
(C) 2008 SDG (P) 2008 SDG
3 Kirchenmusiken, Op. 23, MWV SD 7 (Felix Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2008 SDG (P) 2008 SDG
Schicksalslied, op. 54 (Johannes Brahms)
Johannes Brahms, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Orchestra
(C) 2008 SDG (P) 2008 SDG
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (Johannes Brahms)
Johannes Brahms, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2008 SDG (P) 2008 SDG
Johannes Brahms, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2008 SDG (P) 2008 SDG
Johannes Brahms, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2008 SDG (P) 2008 SDG
Johannes Brahms, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2008 SDG (P) 2008 SDG
Album review
Many if not most listeners would say that period instruments and historically informed performance practice are fine in their place, but many if not most listeners would also say their place does not include repertoire from the latter years of the nineteenth century. For those listeners, this disc of John Eliot Gardiner leading the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and the Monteverdi Choir in three works of Brahms -- the Begräbnisgesang, Schicksalslied, and C minor Symphony -- and one of Mendelssohn -- the Mitten wir im Leben sind -- will be totally unacceptable. For them, its odd colors, unusual balances, and quirky articulation will seem so utterly unlike the Brahms they know they will categorically reject these performances.
That's their choice and their loss. For one thing, no one could doubt that Gardiner's musicians are wholly adept at their tasks. There's not a note wrong or a rhythm misplaced anywhere in these performances. For another, no one would argue that Gardiner and his musicians are not entirely dedicated to the music and to giving it the most powerful reading they can. The choral Begräbnisgesang, Schicksalslied, and Mitten wir im Leben sind are deeply moving and the C minor Symphony is profoundly affecting, especially in its heroic finale. True, the colors, articulation, and balances are strikingly different, with the colors more piquant, the articulation more detached, and the balances more diverse. But since most of these works and in particular the symphony are exceedingly well known and most of these changes are supported by scholarship and musicianship, it seems churlish to protest. Captured in rich, clean but atmospheric digital sound in live performances, this disc may be anathema to some, but it will be ambrosia to others.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:28
- Main artists: Monteverdi Choir Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique John Eliot Gardiner
- Composer: Johannes Brahms
- Label: SDG
- Area: Allemagne
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music
- Period: Romantic Music
(C) 2008 SDG (P) 2008 SDG
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.