Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe
00:00 - I. Un poco sostenuto — Allegro
13:27 - II. Andante sostenuto
22:14 - III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
27:04 - IV. Adagio — Più andante — Allegro non troppo, ma con brio — Più allegro
Recorded: November 1974 in Munich
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Scribendum – SC 002
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Rudolf Kempe was a natural Brahmsian whose flair and unalloyed musical knowledge comes through in these splendidly effusive readings that were made in the autumn of his life with the Munich Philharmonic.
If one had to compare these readings with the famous Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra cycle (still available on Testament) one would find a certain slowing of pace but the architectural grandeur of say, #1's Finale comes through most palpably.
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Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performances of both the Third and especially the First
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2019
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"Rudolf Kempe is clearly a Furtwangler disciple (he had ties to him from youth), and from the opening bars his conducting style belies that; like Furtwangler and Jochum, there is subtle temporal ebb and flow, and he allows the direction of the music to dictate how fast or slow something should go. Unlike them however, he doesn't exhibit that occasional tendency of those two (admittedly great) conductors to excessively push and pull the music about - his flexibility is far more subtle. But these performances certainly do "breathe", and it's all to the better. The First here is a great one - yes, truly great - and fans of this symphony will want to add this to their collection. His control over the outer movements is as good as anyone I've listened to. For me, he's right there with Horenstein-LSO, Van Beinum (1951 w/RCO), Bohm (1960 w/Berlin) along with anyone else you care to name...
...You might say I'm something of a Brahms specialist: I own somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty complete Brahms cycles, in addition to hundreds of one-offs; I've heard most of the big boys in this music, with the best orchestras in the world playing it for them. Given that, I can still say this Kempe cycle falls somewhere in the top dozen or so as a complete set. I would strongly recommend both this disc, and its companion disc containing symphonies 2 & 4, to fellow Brahms aficionados. Kempe was a terribly underrated artist, and this set gives us a chance to appreciate his natural touch in this repertoire. Strongly recommended."
About the conductor:
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Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Rudolf Kempe Review by James Leonard
"...This edition of EMI's Great Conductors of the Twentieth Century presents a selection of Kempe's Beethoven, Brahms, and Bruckner, plus bits of his Ravel, Wolf, and Johann Strauss. All of them are excellent. Kempe's "Tragic" Overture is massive, his "Romantic" Symphony is monumental, and his "Eroica" Symphony is colossal, but all of it is supple and subtle and deeply human. His Ravel is airborne, his Wolf is clear light, and his Strauss is pure delight, but all of it is deeply human. The warm tone, the singing phrasing, the organic sense of form that imbues all these performances no matter what the orchestra is testimony to Kempe's own deep humanity. Each of these performances is wholly individualistic and utterly compelling, and all are as fine as the best recordings of the period. The digitally remastered sound of each is clear and warm and often as real as the LPs from which they came."
Rudolf Kempe & Munich Philharmonic Orchestra • Johannes Brahms
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Rudolf Kempe & Munich Philharmonic Orchestra • Beethoven • The Nine Symphonies
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