In Reply to: Levine's reference Brahms. posted by Sigmund on September 16, 2014 at 09:10:55:
I've heard a lot of Brahms since, (not all of course) but I still find myself bowled-over by Furtwangler's Brahms 1st and 4th--by a long shot. I could go on and on, but just give them a try one of these days. And I'm not a Furt fanboy but damn they're incredible performances.
My favorite 3rd is Wands NDR from the early 80's. The most perfectly paced and poetic 2nd mov't I've heard.
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- My intro to his symphonies. That said.... - jdaniel@jps.net 08:10:08 09/27/14 (0)