Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4, Piano Concerto No. 2 & Academic Festival Overture
8/17/1994, 13 Tracks, 2:19:47
Featuring
Max Fiedler
Elly Ney
Berliner Philharmoniker
Staatskapelle Berlin
Johannes Brahms
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Performer Biography
Elly Ney, the pianist on this album, was the first to record Richard Strauss's Burleske.
Performer Biography
Max Fiedler, a conductor on this album, knew Johannes Brahms well and was able to document some of his interpretations on recordings.
Performer Biography
Max Fiedler, a conductor on this album, studied piano, organ, and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1877 to 1880.
Performer Biography
Elly Ney, the pianist on this album, was a brilliant graduate of the Cologne Conservatory and won the 1900 Mendelssohn Prize.
Performer Biography
Max Fiedler, a conductor on this album, served as the principal conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1908 to 1912.
Performer Biography
Elly Ney, the pianist on this album, received honorary citizenship of Beethoven's birthplace, Bonn, in 1927.
Interpretation
Max Fiedler's Brahms interpretations are noted for being relatively straightforward and free of eccentricities, even when working with an orchestra trained by Nikisch and Furtwängler.
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