The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner - Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (2010) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Coriolan Overture, Op. 62: Overture to Collin's Coriolan, Op. 62, "Coriolan Overture"
02. Symphoniae Sacrae (1615): Sanctus-Benedictus a 12
03. Symphoniae sacrae III, Op. 12: Symphoniarum sacrarum III, Op. 12: No. 18. Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich, SWV 415
04. Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150: Meine Augen sehen stets zu dem Herrn
05. Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150: Ciacona: Meine Tage in dem Leide
06. Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 (arr. J.E. Gardiner for chorus and strings)
07. Fest- und Gedenksprüche (Festive and Memorial Verses), Op. 109: No. 1. Unsere Vater hofften auf dich
08. Fest- und Gedenksprüche (Festive and Memorial Verses), Op. 109: No. 2. Wenn ein starker Gewappneter
09. Fest- und Gedenksprüche (Festive and Memorial Verses), Op. 109: No. 3. Wo ist ein so herrlich Volk
10. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
11. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato
12. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso-Poco meno presto
13. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato-Più allegro


Soli Deo Gloria is proud to release the last instalment of its successful Brahms Symphony series which sees John Eliot Gardiner and his Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique explore the music of Johannes Brahms.

This album is a celebration of the Fourth Symphony and the various pieces that contributed to its making.

From baroque to romantic, and from great orchestral pieces to intimate choral works, the listener gains a wonderful insight into Brahms’s mind and music making, through pieces that he loved and inspired him.

The Fourth Symphony was described by Richard Strauss as “a giant work, great in concept an invention, masterful in its form, and yet from A to Z genuine Brahms, in a word, an enrichment to our art”. Drawing from many sources of the musical past, it is nevertheless absolutely unique.

It is impregnated with baroque influence – the Finale was directly inspired by Bach’s cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich. Brahms enjoyed conducting less known old repertoire such as Gabrieli’s Sanctus Benedictus and Schütz’s Saul, Saul. They influenced his choral writing as we can hear in the Geistliches Lied. Brahms was also famously inspired by Beethoven, and the Finale to the Fourth clearly owes to his Coriolan overture.

The booklet includes a conversation between John Eliot Gardiner and composer Hugh Wood, explaining how the pieces relate to each other and giving a moving account of Brahms as a composer and as a man.

This recording was made during the 2008 Brahms: Roots and Memories tour.

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