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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: Brahms Symphony 3 ... Cleveland/Steinberg 1978 [yt] posted by Todd Krieger on November 1, 2015 at 01:04:29:
Several hours ago, I heard a broadcast of maybe the best third movement from his First Symphony that I've ever encountered...... (Only that movement was played.) The wind playing was absolutely exquisite. When I checked the playlist, I was shocked finding out it was Toscanini/NBC Symphony. The recording seemed exceptional for its time.
So I then checked out YouTube.... It was part of a made-for-TV concert back in 1951. It is one of the best recordings of Toscanini I've encountered. The concert begins with a superlative performance of Carl Maria von Weber's Euryanthe Overture.
This is not my favorite read of the Brahms One (save for that third movement, which was borderline definitive- I have a similar opinion of Szell's performance). The outer movements were too "hot" for my tastes. But the playing by the NBC Symphony was off the charts. The recording really captures the incredible articulation and precision Arturo was able to extract from a symphony orchestra.
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Follow Ups
- Speaking of Brahms...... [yt] - Todd Krieger 01:24:05 11/02/15 (1)
- I'm not a Toscanini fanboy, but two of his performances are special favorites, - jdaniel@jps.net 07:41:00 11/02/15 (0)
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