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Recent comments

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 - Konwitschny | Contrapunctus - June 5, 2023

TowerRecords is going to release a new Konwitschny/Leipzig recording on SACD (Jun. 28th): Reger: Variations & Fugue on a theme by Hiller Schubert: Symphony No. 8 b-minor ...

Roxy Music: Flesh and Blood | SACD-MAN (threerandot) - May 17, 2023

An album filled with wonderful grooves, but the standout here is "Over You" when the sax come in with the keyboard and there is this incredible outpouring of feelings of joy ...

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 - Vänskä | hiredfox - June 6, 2023

Can't help but agree Paul on this Mahler survey.

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 - Noseda | Adrian Quanjer - May 28, 2023

Das war einmahl… Just for once, so it seems. What a pity! Despite the adamant encouragement from old hands like John, NSO has apparently decided to move from physical Hi-Res ...

Rachmaninov: 4 Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody - Ashkenazy, Previn | DYB - May 30, 2023

Contrapunctus, I agree. For me the Decca Japan issue is really spectacular. Esoteric's choices continue to confound me. So many of their recent issues have been released very ...

Jethro Tull: Stand Up | Downunderman - April 24, 2023

Bit of a sow's ear sonically although the album itself is quite nice. The Tull would go on to do better albums but the kitchen sink character of this one has its charms. Ian ...

Jethro Tull: Stand Up | Downunderman - April 26, 2023

Thanks MW - I do wonder about the flat transfer of the master tape thing on occasion and this release is one of those occasions! It might have been better if they had dragged ...

Shostakovich: Symphonies 8-10 - Petrenko | listening - May 29, 2023

A superb recording of Shostakovich's symphonies 8-10. Great virtuosity, full dynamics, a lot of details. Listened to in stunning stereo.

Brahms: Symphonies 1-4 - Kempe

Tower Records Definition Serie  TDSA-150/2 (3 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Brahms: 4 Symphonies, Tragic Overture

Berliner Philharmoniker
Rudolf Kempe, conductor

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (5)

• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
• Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81