Brahm

Brahms: Cycle Bernstein: The Symphonies - BoxSet 5DVD - Symphonies 3&4 - DVD 2/5[DVD9]
Classical | DVD | with complete scans (covers and booklet) | 7,46 Gb (DVD9) | DVD´s FULL No compression
Audio: PCM Stereo - DTS 5.1 | Relesase: October 9, 2007 | Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon

Leonard Bernstein chose to record this collection containing Brahm's orchestral symphonic music with the Vienna Philharmonic because of their homogeneous sound. The musicians are similarly schooled and, most important, the majority of their instruments are uniquely handmade: many of them dating back to the era of Brahms. In a strange (but very real) way, this collection presents Brahms played on original instruments, performed in an historically informed fashion. You cannot fail to be impressed how right everything sounds. These are Bernstein's romantic vision of Brahm's symphonies and no one does the style better. Strongly recommended.

Rudulf Serkin, in the company of Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra shine a wonderful light on Brahm's First Piano Concerto. Serkin brings the same radiance he delivers to Beethoven's "Emperor". Self-effacing, Serkin noted, "We are nothing next to the immense pieces we play… nothing, we are mere dwarfs". A challenging piece by any measure, Serkin's performance is well balanced with that of the orchestra, which play in harmony to produce elegant sound on this well-recorded Sony edition. The Handel Variations are a delightful change of pace as a makeweight.

Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto Nr. 2
Krystian Zimerman - Wiener Philharmoniker - Leonard Bernstein
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 184 MB | MP3 CBR 320: 118 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Deutsche Grammophon # 415 359-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1985
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic

Bernstein and Zimerman have established a masterly understanding of the work, and their artistic symbiosis is impressive…

A magnificent collection of classic melodies that are very popular among listeners and music connoisseurs

Steven Feifke (pianist, composer, arranger/orchestrator and conductor) and Bijon Watson (lead trumpet) have joined forces to bring together a big band featuring some of the most well known names in all of jazz. These two artists are "frequent-flyer-mile" performers in a number of internationally acclaimed large ensembles and noticed one small problem in each one: there is almost no generation gap! The longstanding tradition spearheaded by artists like Art Blakey and Horace Silver of hiring the "young guns" for an ensemble has all but disappeared in recent years. In creating "The Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra," Bijon and Steven make the objective of this band to strengthen that tradition of mentorship that has shaped and defined the jazz idiom since its earliest beginnings.