What a wonderful start: a fragmented melody like a hovering leaf blown up and down by the wind. Never has tenderness been composed more movingly. And what a magnificant ending of the same movement: extreme tenderness is matched by extreme drama which grows and grows to gigantic expression. Brahms is not restrained anymore in his last symphony.
After the fun and vitality of the third movement the final passacaglia is much more than a sequence of variations. We experience a huge range of dark emotions: from the lonely lamentation of the flute to the defiant, tragic ending.
Tracklist
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Allegro non troppo
13:17
2.
Andante moderato
11:15
3.
Allegretto giocoso
06:30
4.
Allegro energico e passionato
10:39
5.
Hungarian dances: no. 11 in D minor
03:59
6.
Instrumental folk music from the region of Sic
01:22
7.
Hungarian dances no. 3 in F minor
02:22
8.
Hungarian dances no. 7 in A minor
01:56
Total time: 00:51:20
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I really like Ivรกn Fischer, who is an excellent conductor. As usual I was not disappointed. The album is excellent and technically well crafted.
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