They argue that it lacks the power and fire that is the other side of Brahms. Some reviewers criticize this performance as overly cool and controlled.

The bassoons! How does Jared Sacks make such magic?!?' I can follow every bit of the musical themes moving from section to section, interweaving and being passed from one instrument to another. And the sound quality! Oh, the sound quality!! It is so clear, so detailed, so perfectly natural sounding. The entire symphony goes by in what seems like just a few minutes. He lays everything out for us to follow-it simply flows. 'I've just listened to the most marvelous recording of Brahms' Third Symphony! Iván Fischer's interpretation is simply perfect. More importantly, Ann comes running in just this morning saying: This is a Third 'to savor and repeat,' as Gramophone says. He now concludes with what is perhaps the trickiest to capture: the Third. In this recording, Iván Fischer concludes his cycle of the Brahms symphonies begun in 2009 with the First Symphony discussed below. 2, Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra. It is simply remarkable.īrahms Symphony No. I do so because it definitely belongs among any list of outstanding orchestral recordings from the partnership of Iván Fischer and Jared Sacks. You will note that I have included Fischer's performance of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde previously reviewed ( HERE). Budapest Festival Orchestra named Gramophone Orchestra of the Year, 2022.

7 - Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra 1 & 5 - Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde - Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orch (previously reviewed).2 'Resurrection' - Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra 9 - Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra 1, Variations on a Theme by Haydn - Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra 2 - Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra Overall, these are among the best sounding orchestral recordings in my music library. Combined with the superb recording quality provided by Channel Classics' producer and chief recording engineer, Jared Sacks, one has truly world class performances in world class sonics. These are world class performances filled with deep intelligence and love for the music. How best to present several of the outstanding orchestral masterpieces found in the Channel Classics catalog? My choice is to start with selections from the works of the great conductor, Iván Fischer, leading the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

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