Brainwave Symphony CD 4

Following a concert performance in October 1970 Jascha Horenstein went into the studio with the London Philharmonic to record Mahler’s Fourth Symphony as one of the first recordings for the then new Classics For Pleasure bargain label produced by John Boyden. The result was musically deeply satisfying though the sound on the original LP left much to be desired. This led to a poor one-star review being enshrined in the very next Penguin Guide and that must surely have contributed to killing the release on the shelves so it was never considered among the recommended versions for this work.

Otto Klemperer's Brahms needs no introduction. It remains a classic reference edition, one of the very few complete cycles with absolutely no weak links. It's customary to call these performances "granitic", an adjective that certainly applies to the First Symphony but doesn't begin to describe the swift and thrilling finale of the Fourth, the grand but impulsive Third (with its first-movement repeat in place), or the warmly lyrical Second. In general Klemperer's unsentimental but always gripping approach to this music practically defines the word "idiomatic".

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major – Edith Mathis, soprano; Berliner Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan
Classical | 1 CD | EAC Rip | 238 MB, 3% recovery | FLAC+LOG+Cue | Complete scans
Publisher: DGG/Universal | Recorded: 1987 | Published: 1990

…Such playing (though if I'm to be hyper-critical I don't care for some of the solo-violin playing), such excellent recording balance and, above all, such conducting, Karajan at his most relaxed and winning, making all the humorous and fantastic points in the score with such affection. - The Gramophone

William Steinberg was recognized as one of the world’s greatest interpreters of the Brahms Symphonies and his recordings of these masterpieces for the COMMAND label have been acclaimed by critics as among the finest recorded interpretations of these great works.

Epic. Magnificent. Generous. Flowing. Majestic. Surprising. Overwhelming. And above all – Joyous. The two final symphonies of Johannes Brahms are undisputed masterpieces: passionate, intensely lyrical, a thrilling blend of grandeur and intimacy. In the hands of Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, these soaring yet deeply personal works spring to life, revealing new delights at every turn.

Taneyev - Symphony No.4, Apollo's Temple in Delphi - Evgeni Svetlanov (1990)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00021 | 1990 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | 5 Tracks | TT 46:54 | RAR 197 MB + 3% Recovery
Classical / Sympohonic / Orchestral

Symphony No.4 in С minor, Op.12 written by Taneyev in 1896—1898, was a landmark in the composer's long musical quest. The musical entr'acte «Apollo's Temple in Dephi» from the operatic trilogy «Oresteia» on Aeschylus is a hymn to Apollo, full of light and life force. Through the majestic diatonic structure of his music Taneyev expressed his admiration for ancient art. This entr'acte sound as majestically in Svetlanov's interpretation — it is a hymn to all the beautiful things existing in this world, on this planet.