Brahms Beloved

Symphony No. 2 exudes particular passion and vigour, with lively tempi that occasionally tax the ensemble cohesion...[No. 4] is less elegiac than usual, with a song-like lyricism, often at the... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2013 More…

Release Date: 7th Oct 2013
Catalogue No: TEL3465802
Label: Telarc
Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

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Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E-minor Op.98, I. Allegro non troppo

Work length13:16

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
John Axelrod

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E-minor Op.98, II. Andante moderato

Work length12:33

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
John Axelrod

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E-minor Op.98, III. Allegro giocoso

Work length6:26

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
John Axelrod

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E-minor Op.98, IV. Allegro energico e passionato

Work length10:05

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Am Strande

Work length2:53

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Indra Thomas (soprano)
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Ich stand in dunklen Träumen

Work length2:27

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Indra Thomas (soprano)
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Der Abendstern

Work length2:42

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Indra Thomas (soprano)
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Die stille Lotosblume, Op. 13 No. 6

Work length3:25

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Indra Thomas (soprano)
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen

Work length2:40

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Indra Thomas (soprano)
John Axelrod

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op.73, I. Allegro non troppo

Work length19:58

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
John Axelrod

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Adagio non troppo

Work length10:06

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
John Axelrod

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op.73, III. Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino

Work length5:30

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
John Axelrod

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op.73, IV. Allegretto con spirito

Work length9:28

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Liebst Du um Schönheit

Work length2:37

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Nicole Cabell (soprano)
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Liebeszauber

Work length2:24

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Nicole Cabell (soprano)
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Der Mond kommt still gegangen, Op. 13 No. 4

Work length2:11

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Nicole Cabell (soprano)
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: Auf einem grünen Hügel

Work length3:10

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Nicole Cabell (soprano)
John Axelrod

Schumann, Clara: O Lust, O Lust

Work length1:48

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Nicole Cabell (soprano)
John Axelrod

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In an intriguing new concept for Telarc Classics, American conductor John Axelrod explores the music that surrounded the relationship between Johannes Brahms and the woman he loved, Clara Schumann. For this, the first release in the series, the Second and Fourth Symphonies are coupled with lieder by Clara sung by Nicole Cabell and Indra Thomas while Axelrod accompanies on the piano. The symphonies feature Axelrod conducting the Grammy Award-winning Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi.

Conductor John Axelrod believes that each of Brahms’ four symphonies inhabits a completely different, though connected, character. He has also come to the conclusion that the songs of Clara Schumann likewise fall clearly into four similar moods, and that they strongly reflect Clara’s own personality. That being the case, according to Axelrod it is possible to see the four Brahms symphonies as portraits of Clara and the same four different aspects of her character.

John Axelrod is Principal Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, as well as Music Director of the Orchestre National des Pays et des Loire. A former pupil of Leonard Bernstein, he is one of today’s most in-demand conductors. Recent recordings have included a much-praised disc of music by Berlioz and Ravel with Veronique Gens and the ONPL for Ondine Classics, the album American Serenade also with the ONPL and violinist Rachel Kolly d’Alba for Warner Classics, and Gorecki’s Third Symphony with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra for Sony Classical.

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Awards Issue 2013

Symphony No. 2 exudes particular passion and vigour, with lively tempi that occasionally tax the ensemble cohesion...[No. 4] is less elegiac than usual, with a song-like lyricism, often at the expense of Brahms's counterpoint, though with extra awareness of how harmonies are voiced.

11th October 2013

The Fourth, with its “dark questing intensity” and orchestral playing that is more heavyweight than heavenly, is paired with songs performed by Indra Thomas.

Brahms Beloved

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