Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker – Brahms: The 4 Symphonies (Esoteric Japan 2018) [SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker – Brahms: The 4 Symphonies (Esoteric Japan 2018) [SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]
SACD Rip | 3x SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 212:07 minutes | Full Scans included | 8,97 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 8,82 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 4,61 GB

For collectors of Claudio Abbado’s recordings, the performances on this three-discs Japanese Esoteric label’s remastered release of the Italian conductor’s digital recordings of Brahms’ symphonies with the Berliner Philharmoniker may seem redundant, since the symphonies were previously released as single discs in the late ’80s and early ’90s on Deutsche Grammophon. But this box set marks the first hybrid SACD release of historical recording selections. These new audio versions feature Esoteric’s proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.These performances are technically impeccable; Abbado is a tremendously skillful conductor who knows these scores like the back of his hand, and the Berliner Philharmoniker is one of the two or three finest orchestras in Europe, with a collective virtuosity that no other orchestra on the planet can match. The performances are also interpretively irreproachable. Some might find Abbado a bit stiff – there’s no tempo bending here – but even they would have to admit that there is nothing in Abbado’s accounts that does not come directly out of the score: his First’s resolute heroism, his Second’s dappled lyricism, his Third’s sensual romanticism, and his Fourth’s unrelenting tragedy are all rooted in the music, not in Abbado’s personal psychology. This set is additionally worthwhile because the single-movement works are as well-played and interpreted as the symphonies, particularly the choral works Nänie and Gesang der Parzen. Deutsche Grammophon’s digital sound was crisp, clear, and vivid, and Musical Heritage Society’s reissues are identical. If you’re looking for a single set of digitally recorded Brahms orchestral works, this set cannot be bettered.

Tracklist:

DISC 1:
01. Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68: I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro
02. Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68: II. Andante sostenuto
03. Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68: III. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso
04. Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68: IV. Adagio – Più Andante
05. Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
06. Tragic Overture, Op.81

DISC 2:
01. Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73: I. Allegro non troppo
02. Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73: II. Adagio non troppo – L’istesso tempo, ma grazioso
03. Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73: III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) – Presto ma non assai – Tempo I
04. Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73: IV. Allegro con spirito
05. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Chorale St. Antoni (Andante)
06. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Variation I (Poco più animato)
07. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Variation II (Più vivace)
08. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Variation III (Con moto)
09. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Variation IV (Andante con moto)
10. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Variation V (Vivace)
11. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Variation VI (Vivace)
12. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Variation VII (Grazioso)
13. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Variation VIII (Presto non troppo)
14. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op.56a: Finale (Andante)

DISC 3:
01. Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90: I. Allegro con brio
02. Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90: II. Andante
03. Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90: III. Poco Allegretto
04. Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90: IV. Allegro
05. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98: I. Allegro non troppo
06. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98: II. Andante moderato
07. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98: III. Allegro giocoso
08. Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro

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