Brahms - Complete Symphonies 4cd (Haitink-LSO) (2005) (eac-flac-cover)

Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4; Double Concerto; Serenade No. 2 (2005)

Bernard Haitink - London Symphony Orchestra

classical | 4cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 1160MB

LSO live | rar +5% recovery

AMG:
In context of, say, recordings of the symphonies of Raff performed by Hans Stadlmair and the Bamberg Philharmoniker or of the symphonies of Draeseke performed by Jörg-Peter Weigle and the Radio-philharmonie NDR, these recordings of the symphonies of Brahms performed by Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony Orchestra sound absolutely splendid. In context of, say, recordings of Brahms' symphonies by Furtwängler, Klemperer, or Walter, Haitink's performances sound teary, dreary, and ultimately weary. Even in context of Haitink's earlier recordings of Brahms' symphonies with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink's current recordings sound tired, listless, and dull. Because while it is true that Brahms is, in the right performances, a far greater composer than Raff or Draeseke, Brahms is, in the wrong performances, just as tediously boring as Raff and Draeseke, and these performances are entirely the wrong performances. Of course, Haitink is a far more skilled conductor than either Stadlmair and Weigle, and the London Symphony Orchestra is a far more polished ensemble than the Radio-philharmonie and the Philharmoniker, but in these recordings, at least, they sound less committed to the music than their colleagues, and their performances of Brahms symphonies are as likely to induce sleep as Raff's or Draeseke's. LSO Live's sound is clean and open, but distant.

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