Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (Carlos Kleiber/Vienna Philharmonic)
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Work: Symphonie Nr. 4 e-moll, op. 98
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor: Carlos Kleiber
Location: Vienna, Musikvereinssaal
Date: 12 and 15 March 1980
Here’s the award-winning 1980 recording of Brahms’ last symphony, with Carlos Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Kleiber opts for a lean, austere sound, which is greatly structured and highly energetic. It’s a cliche, but once you start listening, nothing can distract you from following it all the way to the end. His tem
...pi are fast, and the dramatic climaxes - the coda of the first movement, for instance - are punched home with the greatest vehemence. The final passacaglia movement is simply sensational: Brahms marks it “allegro energico e passionato“, and that’s exactly what it comes as. Kleiber’s grasp of the architecture ensures a tremendously powerful impact.
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