Brahms: The Symphonies

Synopsis

Karajan conducts these symphonies with eyes closed, often intently enraptured by the music, smiling occasionally when a passage or solo sounds just right to his ear. He conducts Brahms with a greater sense of urgency than does Bernstein: the First symphony is 11 minutes shorter as conducted by Karajan! Nothing is rushed but there is what can only be described as emotional compression, an intensity of expression that sounds quicker than Bernstein's performances.

Main Cast

Herbert von Karajan

Self - Conductor

Age : 81 | Popularity : 14%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Compositor	Johannes Brahms
Camera	Director of Photography	Ernst Wild
Directing	Director	Herbert von Karajan
Department	Role	Name

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