Symphony no. 4

"Marek Janowski concludes his superb Brahms cycle with this unquestionably great performance of the Fourth Symphony. Everything about it is memorable, stylish, and characterful ... Superbly realistic engineering in all formats provides the icing on the cake. Taken as a whole, this Brahms cycle belongs with the very finest".

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"At the end of the day, Alsop's Brahms cycle has given us one truly outstanding performance (the Third), and three very good companions, and that's certainly nothing to sneer at. Overall, a good job".

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"Everything seems in focus: not just the tempo, but also the rhythmic drive and urgency seem absolutely right ... Excellent recordings, as ever".

"Naganos Interpretation der Vierten mag unspektakulär anheben, doch steigert sie sich zu unerhörter Eindringlichkeit - weniger durch äusserliche Emphase als vielmehr durch ein gelöst wirkendes, geradezu kammermusikalisch belebtes Musizieren in allen Gruppen des fabelhaften Deutschen Symphonie-Orchesters".

"Ivan Fischer versucth mit dem Budapest Festival Orchestra dieses Werk nochmal anders zu betrachten".

"Vurdering: BBC Music orchestral choice" - "It may seem odd to praise Brahms Four for being like chamber music, but I don't think I've ever heard a recording of this symphony comes so close to the spirit of rich but intimate masterpieces like the Piano Quintet or the Clarinet Quintet ... There's some beautiful dialogue between instrumental voices ... you can tell this is an orchestra whose players listen to each other intimately ... The three Hungarian Dances are a pleasant but hardly necessary add-on - the Symphony would have been recommendable in itself".

"This concluding release in Marin Alsop's Brahms symphonies cycle for Naxos has all the virtues of its predecessors. It's a rhythmically taut, finely structured reading with plenty of dynamism and thrust, but giving full rein to the work's deep elegiac aspects and darker shadings".