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Brahms' Symphony No.3 in F must have been planned as the Big Romantic Conclusion, but it was the weakest and most disappointing part of the program. For the first time the full resources of the HRO were deployed, and they were unwieldy. Ensemble was generally bad, and the orchestra rarely...
Lack of orchestral blend, sluggish tempi, square, measure-bound phrasing, and the acoustical recalcitrance of Sanders Theatre all prevented the Symphony's ever getting off the ground. And one should not be left unenthralled by Brahms.
Last week James IV, 20, made his Manhattan recital debut in a series imposingly titled "Great Performers at Philharmonic Hall." If Buswell is not quite ready for that adjective, his musicianship shows that he may soon be within reach of it. He is a devotee of the dip-and-sway...
But there is no love fall-out over Cambridge. Says a Briggs and Briggs spokesman, "We don't want that kind of business. We should lean more to Beethoven and Brahms." Although they are at this point legally entitled to sell the Fugs records, other Cambridge stores, at the suggestion...
BRAHMS: THE FOUR SYMPHONIES (4 LPs; Stereo Treasury). There are few better buys than this album. Rafael Kubelik leads the Vienna Philharmonic in a performance that is full of virtues: lustrous, well-balanced orchestral sound, particularly expansive winds, spirited pace. Kubelik's Brahms is never ponderous, nor does he...