| All Artists: Brahms, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer Title: Symphony No. 1 / Variations on a Theme By Haydn Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Channel Classics Original Release Date: 1/1/2009 Re-Release Date: 10/13/2009 Album Type: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import Genre: Classical Style: Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 723385283096 |
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 | Brahms, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer Symphony No. 1 / Variations on a Theme By Haydn Genre: Classical Brahms never made a secret of the inspiration he drew from the Beethoven symphonies, but before he published his first symphony - inspired by Beethoven's fifth and ninth - he had struggled for no less than fourteen years w... more » |
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Product Description Brahms never made a secret of the inspiration he drew from the Beethoven symphonies, but before he published his first symphony - inspired by Beethoven's fifth and ninth - he had struggled for no less than fourteen years with it. In the meantime he wrote many more pieces and his Variations on a theme by Haydn are considered to be a preliminary exercise before venturing on to the first symphony. The opening piece of this recording, the Hungarian Dance No. 14, goes back to Brahms as a young cafe pianist, when he and his father earned a bit on the side in bars in the red-light district of Hamburg and where he first heard Hungarian gipsy music. It was this experience that gave birth to Brahms' lifelong attachment to and admiration for this rich folk music style. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsDisappointing Hannibal | Los Angeles, CA USA | 01/26/2010 (3 out of 5 stars) "I can't quite believe that I'm writing this so-so review of Ivan Fischer's Brahms First Symphony, but in contrast to some of the critical raves this recording has received both here and abroad, I feel compelled to do so.
With only a few exceptions I have been happy to join the chorus of praise that usually accompanies Fischer's every release, but at these high prices I prefer to be accurate and fair. The Budapest Festival Orchestra, as usual, plays beautifully, but Channel Classics high standards of SACD recording are not met at all. And most important, Fischer's interpretation is lax and weak, completely missing the point of this great score. He approaches the symphony as if it were chamber music and slight chamber music at best. Accordingly with this approach, the Brahms' Haydn Variations go much better. I will not waste your time with specific musical examples, but Fischer should listen to Otto Klemperer's great recording to learn how the symphony should be played. It needs strong, granitic power, following on, as it does, from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, and sadly it appears that Fischer ran out of Wheaties before leading these performances. Compare instead the dynamic style Fischer used in his wonderful recording of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony and you'll see what I mean understand what's lacking here. If you can, audition this CD before you buy it. It is not one of the Hungarian's better efforts, no matter what several other critics have said, and it is way over-priced." |
