Johannes Brahms, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker – Symphonie Nr. 2 (VG+/VG+) – LP, DE 1972

Symphonie Nr. 2 is an LP by Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Johannes Brahms from 1972 released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.

About this album

Karajan’s Brahms Second Symphony is a benchmark reading that combines architectural control with a luminous, singing orchestral sound. Recorded with the Berliner Philharmoniker in the high-fidelity stereo era, it shows why Karajan became one of the most influential interpreters of the Romantic symphonic repertoire. Brahms’s Second, often called his most pastoral symphony, moves from broad lyrical opening gestures to a buoyant, affirmative finale, and Karajan shapes the work with clarity, poise and momentum. The result is a polished performance that helped define mid-20th-century orchestral Brahms for many listeners.

Genre: Classical