BRAHMS; SEGERSTAM Symphonies (Segerstam)
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Composer or Director: Leif Segerstam, Johannes Brahms
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Alba
Magazine Review Date: 10/2019
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 69
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: ABCD432
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Symphony No. 2 |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Johannes Brahms, Composer Leif Segerstam, Composer Turku Philharmonic Orchestra |
Symphony No 289, "When a Cat Visited" |
Leif Segerstam, Composer
Leif Segerstam, Composer Leif Segerstam, Composer Turku Philharmonic Orchestra |
Author: Rob Cowan
After Segerstam’s dazzling symphonic starburst, his bolt-upright Brahms Symphony No 4 came as a real surprise. I’d anticipated a rhapsodic escapade around the Brahmsian terrain, but not a bit of it. All four movements are given structure-conscious readings, the finale kept on a tight rein tempo-wise, more so than under most other conductors save Toscanini in London pre-war. Anyone whose pulse is as steady as on Segerstam’s reading has cause to celebrate. The first movement’s close, with its prominent timps, makes a powerful impression, as does the punchy Scherzo. A memorable performance, then, with a brainteasing booklet note that makes James Joyce read like Enid Blyton.
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