In Reply to: Brahms and Schumann - I shudder to think about it! ;-) posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 28, 2016 at 18:49:19:
Actually, Chris, you might be surprised. First, let me emphatically state two things: (1) as you can guess from my moniker, I'm picky when it comes to Brahms; (2) try as I might, I cannot warm up to HIP, especially in late-Classical and early-Romantic repertoire. (My favorite Mozart conductors? Bruno Walter and George Szell.) So I approached Ticciati's Brahms SACD on Tudor with some trepidation. (Serenade No. 1, Haydn Variations, and a Hungarian Dance sampler tray) I think you would be hard pressed to find much evidence of twee HIP pretensions. The sound of the orchestra is dark and rich--very old-school. I wouldn't pretend to predict what he would do with the four symphonies, but the Tudor disc might allay some of your concerns. YMMV, of course.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Brahms and Schumann - I shudder to think about it! ;-) - Doktor Brahms 13:56:21 01/29/16 (2)
- Thanks for your input. I'd give his Serenade a try... - kuma 18:12:25 01/29/16 (0)
- Thanks for the tip - maybe I'll give him another chance [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 15:20:45 01/29/16 (0)