now playing

start of Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs-FbVgZceE&list=OLAK5uy_nBcfyXMgmx18ubPSWTjOdGcrXnCYQ0NR0&index=1

start of Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HJnpTrGJqA&list=OLAK5uy_nBcfyXMgmx18ubPSWTjOdGcrXnCYQ0NR0&index=5

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nBcfyXMgmx18ubPSWTjOdGcrXnCYQ0NR0

>The combination of the incomparable sound and musicianship of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the iconoclastic, visionary approach that has characterized Sir Simon's music-making over the past thirty years is likely to result in a set of recordings that will challenge, invigorate, and refresh this well-known and cherished repertoire.

> In the words of Die Zeit, "Simon Rattle has finally dared to tackle Brahms with the Berliner Philharmoniker. He combines Furtwängler's monumentality with Karajan's beautiful sound . . .". Rattle confirms that performing these works with the Berliner Philharmoniker, which has been hailed as the world's greatest Brahmsian, orchestra "gives you a possibility of colours that you have almost nowhere else. . . . I can say to this orchestra, `I need a different sound' and the sound changes immediately."

Rattle!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HJnpTrGJqA&list=OLAK5uy_nBcfyXMgmx18ubPSWTjOdGcrXnCYQ0NR0&index=5