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Brahms’ orchestral music works at so many levels at once. It is a huge challenge to the interpreter to make sure that his multi-layered way with an orchestra (the many allusions and ambiguities he introduces) do not smudge or cloud the tension between the highly crafted surface of his music and the subtle ebb and flow of the feelings buried just beneath. The idea that we can somehow reconstruct the ‘real’ and ‘original’ Brahms is, of course, a chimera. When all is said and done, our main interest is in what Brahms can sound like in our day: what his music has to say to us now.
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| SOLI DEO GLORIA - SDG 703 |
| Johannes Brahms; Franz Schubert |
| Symphony nº 2; Alto Rhapsody; Gesang der Geister über den Wassern... |
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Performers |
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Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
The Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor |
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Content |
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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
1 Alto Rhapsody Op.53 12:57
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
2 Gesang der Geister über den Wassern D714 (1821) 12:18
3 Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583 (1817, arr. Brahms 1871) 2:20
4 An Schwager Kronos D369 (1816, arr. Brahms 1871) 2:28
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Symphony No.2 in D major Op.73 (1877)
5 I Allegro non troppo 19:42
6 II Adagio non troppo – L’istesso tempo, ma grazioso 9:28
7 III Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) – Presto ma non assai – Tempo I 5:06
8 IV Allegro con spirito 9:05
1 CD - DDD - 73'59'' |
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Production information |
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Recorded live at the Salle Pleyel, Paris,
October & November 2007 |
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