Here is the most convincing presentation of Brahms' symphonies that I personally have ever experienced. There is no explaining a gift like Leonard Bernstein, a true legend and one of the truly great ones of the 20th century (and a great Brahms conductor!). I have followed his career and recordings both at the NY Philharmonic and at Vienna (other places too). His brilliance and incandescence are revelatory in these Brahms performances. His view of a thorough-going romantic Brahms expressing his passionate control of an inner rage in classical form is convincing. He and this great Vienna orchestra give a consistent statement of it. And, of course, Bernstein's introductory comments are without peer.
Austria
Music
235 minutes
1984
Humphrey Burton
Deutsche Grammophon
2016
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2015
10.0
1991
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2006
10.0
1991
6.5
2016
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2016
10.0
1977
9.0
1990
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1970
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1977
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2011
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2014
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2020
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2017
10.0
1942
6.7
2008
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1951
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2018
9.0
2015
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