Brahms Symphonies
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)
The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
In the Second Symphony the period strings' lighter articulation gives Brahms's rhythms a sprightlier feel than in many modern sessions. …in Gesand der Geister Gardiner avoids any awkward episodic... —
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1
The Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, this first instalment in a complete Brahms cycle may not offer the technically immaculate playing of some rivals but outstrips most of them in its immediacy.... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Orchestral Finalist
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Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Recorded live at Royal Festival Hall, London, 5-8 October 2008
The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
everything seems in focus: not just the tempo, but also the rhythmic drive and urgency seem absolutely right in the third and fourth movements...This performance gives a lively sense of what... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
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Brahms: Symphony No. 3
The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
…urgent, magnificently angry… This is Gardiner at his penetrating, combative best, making contact with the music's heartbeat in a way that sounds both radical and natural… —
