Christoph Eschenbach recorded Johannes Brahms' four symphonies and other major orchestral works for Virgin in the early '90s with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and that set could be considered his definitive statement on these works, since it has been reissued several times by that label and shows no sign of disappearing from the catalog. But that certainly shouldn't preclude Eschenbach from revisiting these classics with other ensembles, and this Hänssler recording of the Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98; the Variations ...
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Christoph Eschenbach recorded Johannes Brahms' four symphonies and other major orchestral works for Virgin in the early '90s with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and that set could be considered his definitive statement on these works, since it has been reissued several times by that label and shows no sign of disappearing from the catalog. But that certainly shouldn't preclude Eschenbach from revisiting these classics with other ensembles, and this Hänssler recording of the Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98; the Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56a; and the Hungarian Dance No. 5 with the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra perhaps indicates some willingness on his part to give the Brahms cycle another visit. The most important aspects of his approach to the Symphony No. 4 are his fluidity in phrasing and his intelligent use of rubato, for this performance really feels flexible and spontaneous, in the grand Romantic tradition of playing Brahms with elasticity of phrasing, generous pacing, and...
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