Tragic Overture (Brahms) Concertgebouw Orchestra Eduard van Beinum

[ProLifeMontanaLass]

Thank you A60stock for posting this incredible recording of the Tragic Overture and the wonderfully informative commentary!

(I have added this to my favorites.  I guess you also posted the second half...it doesn't come up with this one in search results. Hmmm...)

Katheryne

[A60stock]

Many thanks for your kind comment.

You need to download the track from iTunes to hear the whole overture.

[billyguns2]

Oh, let's have many more of Van Beinum's wonderful recordings!

[rabengeraun]

Quite good but a shade slow; Haitink's 1970 recording with the same orchestra has just as much beauty but at a better tempo.

[urregoluis]

Beautiful performance!

[A60stock]

That's van Beinum for you. He was " a perfectionist who remained uncorrupted by excessive egotism". He described his relationship with the Concertgebouw Orchestra as "first among equals". He died while rehearsing Brahms First Symphony with them aged only 59. The three orchestras he was associated with Los Angeles Philharmoinc , London Philharmonic and Amsterdam Cocnertgebouw all loved him.