Brahms: Symphonie No. 2; Akademische Festouvertüre

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Otto Modersohn
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

2. Academic Festival Overture, for orchestra in C minor ("Akademische Festouvertüre"), Op. 80
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Otto Modersohn
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

Editorial Reviews
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Much as I admire Lenny, who was a genius by any standard, there's something about Brahms that just didn't sit well with him. He tries much too hard to do something with music that always works best when presented in the simplest, most unaffected manner possible. His tempos fluctuate wildly, but are almost always too slow, while constant indulgence in musical point-making is just too much of a good thing. Most people like chocolate, but not as a topping for fried liver and onions. Well, like that combination, Bernstein and Brahms just don't mix. --David Hurwitz

Brahms: Symphonie No. 2; Akademische Festouvertüre, Music, Johannes Brahms, Leonard Bernstein, Otto Modersohn, Wiener Philharmoniker, Classical, Classical Music, Orchestral, Romantic Overture for Orchestra, Romantic Symphony, Symphonic
Brahms: Symphonie No. 2; Akademische Festouvertüre
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A revelatory Brahms 2nd
  • One of Bernstein's most natural and genial Brahms performances
  • Still a great version of the Brahms 2nd Symphony
  • Simply great!!
  • Excellent!
 Brahms: Symphonie No. 2; Akademische Festouvertüre

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Release Date: 1994-08-22

Tracks:

  1. Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: 1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: 2. Adagio non troppo-L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
  3. Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: 3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino)-Presto ma non assai-Tempo I
  4. Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: 4. Allegro con spirito
  5. Aca Festival Ov, Op.80: Allegro-L'istesso tempo, un poco maestoso-animato-Maestoso

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Much as I admire Lenny, who was a genius by any standard, there's something about Brahms that just didn't sit well with him. He tries much too hard to do something with music that always works best when presented in the simplest, most unaffected manner possible. His tempos fluctuate wildly, but are almost always too slow, while constant indulgence in musical point-making is just too much of a good thing. Most people like chocolate, but not as a topping for fried liver and onions. Well, like that combination, Bernstein and Brahms just don't mix. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A revelatory Brahms 2nd.......2006-04-15

This is not your typical Brahms 2nd. Bernstein, unlike in his conventional earlier Sony recording - which is outstanding, by the way - at this later stage in his career saw this symphony as a bridge between the symphonies of Beethoven and those of Bruckner. The scale of the work is enormously expanded, compared to usual performances, and the work benefits in three ways: first (and foremost), it achieves a monumental, epic quality. Second, all the lush Brahms' lyricism is gloriously elicited. Third all of Brahms' details are clearly brought out.

This might not be the version you first turn to, but it is one that will leave you with a greater knowledge of the music than you would otherwise have.

This later Bernstein approach to conducting didn't always work, as in his DG recording of Brahms 3rd. But this 2nd is an amazing success.

5 out of 5 stars One of Bernstein's most natural and genial Brahms performances.......2006-02-18

It's irksome to read David Hurwitz's absurd ex cathedra remarks, and to realize that Amazon pays him for them. Bernstein was cosistently a great Brahmsian, and this Second Sym. from Vienna, recorded live in 1983, is one of his warmest and most natural performances. There are few tempo fluctuations, no mannerisms, and slow speeds only (marginally) in the finale--why can't Hurwitz even get the facts straight?

This is Brahms on a smaller scale than Bernstein's earlier version with the NY Phil. on Sony, closer to Bruno Walter's intimacy than Karajan's grandeur. Which is perfect for the Second, the most pastoral of the four symphonies. The orchestra plays with inner life, and even DG's early digital sound, which could be suspect, is balanced and natural. In all, a great recording, a standout in Bernstein's DG cycle.

5 out of 5 stars Still a great version of the Brahms 2nd Symphony.......2004-12-20

Leonard Bernstein's tempi for the Brahms 2nd Symphony may be among the slowest I've encountered, yet this early Deutsche Grammophon digital recording remains one of the finest recordings I have heard of this symphony. Bernstein leads the Vienna Philharmonic in approximately forty five minutes of exquisite playing, memorable for the electrifying performances of the second, and especially fourth, movements. It is a fine interpretation which holds its own against more recent ones by the likes of Abbado, Harnoncourt, Masur, and especially, Haitink. And more to the point, some music critics still regard this as the definitive recording of the Brahms 2nd Symphony. At any rate, it is a splendid recording emphasizing the strong kinship felt between Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic for each other. If you're not interested in acquiring Bernstein's Deutsche Grammophon recordings of all of the Brahms symphonies, then this single CD should be acquired as a testament to splendid music making by one of the 20th Century's greatest conductors.

5 out of 5 stars Simply great!!.......1999-10-07

I was really shocked when I saw David Hurwitz review of this CD. I have listened to it for two years and I just love it. It may indeed be a little slow on some parts, but the passion with which Bernstein plays Brahms (and specially this symphony) is unsurpassed. The second movement is simply the best interpretation I have listened to, with such passion you can't believe it! I highly recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent!.......1999-09-02

David Hurwitz seems to be wrong again--this is a fine recording of Brahms's second symphony. The playing of the Vienna Philharmonic is unsurpassed for its beauty, and Bernstein calls attention to many details that are hidden in other performances. This is a very chamber-like interpretation of Brahms. It is true that the opening movement is much longer than you hear on most recordings (although it's about the same length as Abbado's widely-praised version), but Bernstein holds everything together and brings out the shape of the musical phrases in a way that is utterly convincing. The second movement is the most beautiful I've heard. In the third, Bernstein brings out the pizzicato passages very nicely. The fourth is electrifying! The slightly slower tempo causes the final bars to be that much more intense. All in all, this recording is crisp and full of delightful little moments, not just a slick run-through like Karajan sometimes was guilty of (as much as I love his work). Perhaps the critics don't like this version, but I think you'll really be missing out if you believe what they're saying. Give Bernstein a try!
Music of The Seasons
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  • Good variety of music
 Music of The Seasons

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Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

  1. Spring From The Four Seasons: Allegro
  2. Spring From The Four Seasons: Largo e pianissimo sempre
  3. Spring From The Four Seasons: Allegro: Rustic Dance
  4. Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral': Allegro ma no troppo
  5. From Symphony No. 1 'Spring': Allegro animato e graxioso (Finale)
  6. Voices of Spring
  7. Carmina Burana: The Sun Tempers All From Springtime
  8. Carmina Burana: Love Flutters Everywhere From 'The Court Of Love'
  9. Carmina Burana: Day, night and everything from The Court of Love
  10. Appalachan Spring

Tracks:

  1. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Allegro Non Molto
  2. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Adagio: Presto
  3. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Presto: Impetuous Summer Storm
  4. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Sheep May Safely Graze
  5. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Adagio sostenuto Moonlight sonoata
  6. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream Suite
  7. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Dawn From Peer Gynt Suite
  8. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Prelude: The Afternoon Of A Faun
  9. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Hoe-Down From Rodeo
  10. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': The Pines Of Janicuulum From 'The Pines Of Rome'
  11. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Summertime From Porgy & Bess Suite
  12. Soace
  13. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': Finale From 1812 Overture
  14. Summer From 'The Four Seasons': The Stars and Stripes

Tracks:

  1. Fall: Dancing & Singing Of The Peasants: Allegro
  2. Fall: The Sleeping Drunkards: Adagio
  3. Fall: The Hunt: Allegro
  4. Fall: Academic Festival Overture
  5. Fall: Dream of a Witches' Sabbath
  6. Fall: A Night on Bald Mountain
  7. Fall: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  8. Fall: Danse Macabre
  9. Fall: Largo from Symphony #9

Tracks:

  1. Winter: allegro non molto
  2. Winter: Largo
  3. Winter: Allegro
  4. Winter: Joy To The World
  5. Winter: Hallelujah From Messiah
  6. Winter: Sinfonia From Christmas Oratorio
  7. Winter: Sleighride
  8. Winter: Sleighride From Three German Dances
  9. Winter: Miniature Overture
  10. Winter: March
  11. Winter: Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy
  12. Winter: Waltz Of The Flowers
  13. Winter: Snowflake Waltz
  14. Winter: Strauss Jr: Snowdrops Waltz
  15. Winter: Troika (Russian Three Horse Sleigh)
  16. Winter: Skaters' Waltz
  17. Winter: Carol Of The Bells
  18. Winter: Fantasy On Greensleeves
  19. Winter: March from Babes in Toyland

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good variety of music.......2006-10-16

I bought this 4-disc set at Costco a decade ago when it was still called Price Club, and I still listen to it. Each of the 4 discs contains music from a particular season of the year, and the compilations cover numerous pieces from all the styles of classical music; from Baroque thru the Romance period. Leading each disc are the appropriate parts from the 4-Seasons by Vivaldi. Thee are followed by pieces from composers such as Copland, Beethoven, Strausss, Mozart, Dukas, etc... Some of the pieces are quite famous, and should have been left out as most classical fans already have them; i.e. Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. The up-side is that this set also has a lot of more obscure pieces that are quite good; such as "Sleighride" by Mozart. Overall, this set provides multiple hours of good listening that is appropriate for a car ride, or while reading a book.
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    ASIN: B00008G5FU
    Release Date: 2000-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. William Tell [Excerpts]
    2. 1812 Overture [Excerpts]
    3. Fantasie Impromptu [Excerpts]
    4. Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumble Bee [Excerpts]
    5. Waltz in C Sharp Minor [Excerpts]
    6. Scheherezade [Excerpts]
    7. Blue Danube Waltz [Excerpts]
    8. Coppelia Ballet Suite [Excerpts]
    9. Light Cavalry: Overture [Excerpts]
    10. Symphony No. 5 [Excerpts]
    11. Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325 [Excerpts]
    12. Symphony No. 5 [Excerpts]
    13. Suite No. 3: No. 2, Air for G String [Excerpts]
    14. Tannhauser: Overture [Excerpts]
    15. Emperor Waltz, Op. 437: Excerpts]
    16. Piano Concerto No. 1: Excerpts]
    17. Nutcracker, Ballet: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy [Excerpts]
    18. Sorochintski Fair: Gopak [Excerpts]
    19. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik [Excerpts]
    20. Minute Waltz
    21. Carmen: Habanera [Excerpts]
    22. Moonlight Sonata [Excerpts]
    23. Swan Lake [Excerpts]
    24. Camptown Races [Excerpts]
    25. Die Fledermaus: Overture [Excerpts]
    26. Work: Polonaise [Excerpts]
    27. Symphony No. 7 (Unfinished) [Excerpts]
    28. New World Symphony [Excerpts]

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    1. Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers [Excerpts]
    2. Work: Hungarian Rhapsody [Excerpts]
    3. Symphony No. 4: 3rd Movement [Excerpts]
    4. Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod [Excerpts]
    5. Academic Festival Overture [Excerpts]
    6. Symphony No. 3 : 3rd Movement [Eroica][Excerpt]
    7. Voices of Spring Waltz [Excerpts]
    8. Concerto No. 21 (Elvira Madigan Theme) [Excerpts]
    9. Symphony No. 1: 3rd Movement [Excerpts]
    10. Nutcracker: March [Excerpts]
    11. Symphony No. 40 [Excerpts]
    12. Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) [Excerpts]
    13. Capriccio Espagnole [Excerpts]
    14. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat [Excerpts]
    15. Sylvia Ballet [Excerpts]
    16. Arlesienne Suite: Minuette [Excerpts]
    17. Trisch Trasch Polka [Excerpts]
    18. Hungarian Dance No. 7 [Excerpts]
    19. Nutcracker: Overture [Excerpts]
    20. I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
    21. Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans [Excerpts]
    22. Perpetual Motion [Excerpts]
    23. Meistersinger Overture [Excerpts]
    24. Preludes [Excerpts]
    25. Symphony No. 2 [Excerpts]
    26. Radetsky-Marsch [Excerpts]
    27. Marseillaise [Excerpts]
    28. Scheherezade: Prince & Princess [Excerpts]
    29. Symphony No. 6 : 3rd Movement [Excerpts]

    Tracks:

    1. Belle Helene: Prelude to Act 2 [Excerpts]
    2. Polonaise, Op. 53 [Excerpts]
    3. Swan Lake: Spanish Dance [Excerpts]
    4. Swan Lake: Neopolitan Song [Excerpts]
    5. Poet and Peasant: Overture [Excerpts]
    6. Nutcracker: Chinese Dance [Excerpts]
    7. Die Fledermaus, Operetta: You and You Waltz [Excerpts]
    8. Piano Concerto #5, "Emperor" [Excerpts]
    9. Grand Valse Brilliante in E Flat [Excerpts]
    10. Violin Concerto in D [Excerpts]
    11. Water Music: Adagio [Excerpts]
    12. Roses from the South, Op. 388 [Excerpts]
    13. Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons [Excerpts]
    14. Wellington's Victory [Excerpts]
    15. Waltz No. 2 in A, Op. 34 [Excerpts]
    16. Waltz No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 64/2 [Excerpts]
    17. Prince Igor, Opera: Polovtsian Dances [Excerpts]
    18. Der Rosenkavalier, Operetta [Excerpts]
    19. Symphonie Fantastique [Excerpts]
    20. Vie Parisienne: Excerpts
    21. Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can [Excerpts]
    22. Nutcracker: Trepak [Excerpts]
    23. Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: No. 2, Valse in G Major [Exce]
    24. Waltz No. 11 in G Flat
    25. Leichtes Blut (Gay Blood Polka) [Excerpts]
    26. Mephisto Waltz [Excerpts]
    27. Swan Lake, Ballet: Hungarian Dance/Czardas [Excerpts]
    28. Weiner Blut (Vienna Blood) [Excerpts]
    29. Sleeping Beauty [Excerpts]
    30. Gayne Ballet: Sabre Dance [Excerpts]
    31. Hora Staccato [Excerpts]

    Tracks:

    1. Rhapsodie Espagnole [Excerpts]
    2. Symphony No. 9 (Choral) [Excerpts]
    3. Finlandia [Excerpts]
    4. Golliwogs Cakewalk [Excerpts]
    5. Red Poppy: Russian Sailors' Dance [Excerpts]
    6. Snow Maiden, Opera: Dance of the Buffoons [Excerpts]
    7. Pizzicato Polka [Excerpts]
    8. Bolero [Excerpts]
    9. Valse [Excerpts]
    10. Sorcerors Apprentice [Excerpts]
    11. Wine, Women and Song [Excerpts]
    12. Vienna Bon Bons [Excerpts]
    13. Gold and Silver Waltz [Excerpts]
    14. Ein Walzertraum, Operetta: Overture [Excerpts]
    15. Der Zigeunerbaron [Excerpts]
    16. Pavane Pour une Enfante Defunte [Excerpts]
    17. Invitation to the Dance [Excerpts]
    18. Carmen: Aragonaise [Excerpts]
    19. Piano Concerto No. 2 [Excerpts]
    20. Symphony No. 6 [Excerpts]
    21. Hungarian Dance No. 5
    22. Prince Igor, Opera: Unspecified Polovtsian Dance
    23. Marche Hongroise
    The Toscanini Collection [Highlights]
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    • The Best of Toscanini
    		 The Toscanini Collection [Highlights]

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    ASIN: B000003EZ4
    Release Date: 1991-06-06

    Tracks:

    1. Leonore Ov No.3
    2. Nabucco: Va, Pensiero
    3. The Moldau
    4. Scherzo, La Reine Mab
    5. Academic Festival Ov
    6. Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries
    7. La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla
    8. William Tell Ov

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    5 out of 5 stars The Best of Toscanini.......2006-02-03

    If one has NEVER heard any of the recordings of Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, this is an excellent starting place.

    First of all, it should be stated for those unfamiliar with Toscanini or the NBC Symphony Orchestra that this was an amazing story. David Sarnoff, the founder of RCA and NBC, wanted to have a first-rate symphony orchestra to broadcast on NBC radio and to make recordings for RCA Victor. Although Sarnoff wasn't a musician, he recognized that the Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini was probably the greatest conductor of his day.

    Toscanini had begun conducting in 1886, when he was 19, when he substituted on short notice to conduct a performance of Verdi's opera "Aida" by a touring Italian company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Up until then Toscanini had been a gifted cellist and had assisted in rehearsing the chorus. When the scheduled conductor was fired, Toscanini ended up conducting the performance. He actually conducted the complete opera by memory and was a great success. This eventually led to additional conducting positions, with increasing success. Eventually he served as music director of La Scala in Milan, Italy; the Metropolitan Opera in New York City; and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

    Toscanini retired in 1936 from the Philharmonic. He continued to guest conduct and Sarnoff decided to build an orchestra specially for Toscanini. Fortunately, Toscanini agreed to Sarnoff's proposal and the NBC Symphony Orchestra rehearsed and performed under several conductors before Toscanini arrived to conduct a broadcast concert on Christmas night, 1937. The broadcasts and recordings continued until the spring of 1954, when Toscanini finally retired at the age of 87. He died on January 16, 1957, in New York City.

    This disc includes recordings made by Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra from 1939 to 1953. They are well-chosen and give a good idea of Toscanini's versatility and his considerable musical abilities.

    Beethoven's "Leonore Overture No. 3" is taken from an NBC broadcast concert in 1939 in Studio 8-H, which was the primary home of the NBC Symphony from 1937 to 1950. (Later NBC broadcasts originated exclusively from Carnegie Hall. Studio 8-H today is used for telecasts including "Saturday Night Live.") This is an astonishing performance, played with great feeling and considerable animation. The incredible drive that was a trademark of Toscanini's conducting can be realized in this performance, which surpasses the rendition during the 1944 broadcast performances of the complete opera "Fidelio." (Beethoven composed FOUR overtures for his only opera. The final overture he composed is usually played at the beginning and the third version, included on this disc, is often played between the first and second acts.)

    Toscanini knew the Italian operatic composer Verdi and he had a special fondness for the chorus "Va, Pensiero," from Verdi's early opera "Nabucco." Toscanini conducted this same music at the funeral for Verdi in January 1901 and it was played at Toscanini's own funeral in January 1957. This is very patriotic, deeply moving music and, in Toscanini's hands, it is especially moving.

    Bedrich Smetana's "The Moldau" is from a set of six symphonic poems called "My Fatherland." Toscanini's amazing 1950 recording in Studio 8-H is absolutely sensational. He succeeds in capturing the various moods of the Moldau River as it winds through the Bohemian countryside. It is a very spectacular and delightful performance.

    Toscanini recognized the special magic of the "Queen Mab" scherzo in Hector Berlioz's telling of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." The renowned string section of the NBC Symphony is particularly impressive in playing this delicate, mysterious, and precise music.

    Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" is played with great precision and brilliance in this performance from an NBC broadcast concert in Studio 8-H in 1948. The listener can enjoy the various German university songs that Brahms quoted in this wonderful music; seldom have they been performed with such enthusiasm and intensity.

    "The Ride of the Valkyries" may be the most famous piece of music composed by Richard Wagner. Toscanini succeeded in giving this thrilling music the most spectacular performance in his 1952 recording session in Carnegie Hall.

    In 1946, Toscanini observed the 50th anniversary of the world premiere of Puccini's "La Boheme" with a complete performance of the work over the NBC radio network. (Toscanini had actually conducted the world premiere in 1896.) Soprano Licia Albanese and tenor Jan Peerce were among the featured singers and they are heard, along with Toscanini's humming, in the finale to Act I, "O Soave Fanciulla." This music has seldom been performed with more feeling.

    Finally, there is the delightful 1953 recording of Rossini's overture to his final opera, "William Tell." This represents the highest fidelity achieved in Toscanini's RCA Victor recordings and it is one of his best performances. No matter how familiar one may be with this music, this is a stellar performance. The storm and the chase were seldom played with more energy and enthusiasm.

    RCA first released digitally remastered versions of Toscanini's recordings in 1990, drawing from the original masters whenever possible. Ten years later, further refinements in the digital process led to even better versions of these legendary recordings. All in all, these CDs have helped to preserve the legacy of Toscanini's numerous recordings, from 1920 to 1954.
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