"For this performance, Petrenko examined Meiningen Court Orchestra scores marked up with specific directions given by the composer himself. The results may strike some as interventionist, however there's an organic momentum here that is hard to resist with a pronounced flexibility that, according to the excellent booklet essay, clarifies Brahms's furious struggle against the bar line. Balance is impeccable, although solos seem over spotlighted at times by the recording engineers."
"In this case, it's Brahms's First Symphony, captured live at the Philharmonie just two months ago, coupled with the Tragic Overture, recorded last year. The Tragic Overture leaps to life with dramatic urgency, its deftly crafted arc one long adrenaline rush. It does, however, sound like it's been recorded in a more grateful acoustic, avoiding a woolliness in the bass that occasionally afflicts the symphony."
The Berlin Philharmonic's in-house label pairs a live Philharmonie capture of Brahms's First Symphony with a previously recorded Tragic Overture. Kirill Petrenko used Meiningen Court Orchestra scores annotated with directions from Brahms and shaped an interpretation that foregrounds flexibility and organic momentum, clarifying Brahms's struggle against the bar line. Orchestral balance is consistently impeccable, though recording engineers sometimes over-spotlight solos. The Tragic Overture delivers dramatic urgency and a deftly crafted, adrenaline-charged arc. The overture benefits from a more grateful acoustic that avoids the occasional woolliness in the bass heard in the symphony.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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