Schumann-Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish"/Leibowitz Part1 0f 4

[shadowviperXXXX]

Next time on DRAGONBALL Z

[aeinbeck]

Yes, this is absolutely GREAT ! So full of life, at the same time

so sophisticated in giving the different tempi. I never heard of Leibowitz being

a Schumann conductor at all !! The best first movement of the "Rheinische" I ever heard ! What immense tension and differentiation !!

[Dinelliful]

Questa musica ti prende fin dall'inizio, e non ti lascia mai.

This music takes you from the beginning, and never leaves you.

[StephaCicos]

best performance!

[ctchampagne]

Willow!

[enfariner]

so wonderfoul

[Rkmajora]

This is the best performance I've heard.

[maxtanz]

thnx so much. great performance.

[FERENCEFF]

Both the first movement of the Schumann 3rd and the fourth movement of the Brahms 1st echo the sounds of alpenhorns.

[FERENCEFF]

Does anyone notice an underlying similarity between the theme of the 1st movement and that of the 4th movement of Brahms 1st symphony? Does anyone know why?

[reetania]

I'm not sure what you mean, but Schumann was an important mentor/friend to Brahms. Maybe that was why?

[FERENCEFF]

@reetania They both use themes that echo the sound of alpenhorns heard at the headwaters of the Rhine.

[gpwerner]

Thank you for posting this! I grew up on the entire Leibowitz set of Beethoven symphonies, so I know just what an underrated conductor he actually was. A great interpreter of orchestral color, second only to Ormandy in the 20th century.

And to billyguns2: Yes. The Beethoven Eroica, particularly the final movement, is incredible under Leibowitz's direction.

[novemberclub]

Was sind das für Bläser? Spielen die mit Dämpfer? Peinlich.

[werewethere]

Excellent performance!

[moosatious]

It always fascinates me that avant garde composers such as Maderna and Leibowitz (a student of Schoenberg if I am correct) play the German Romantics more romantically than anyone else. In this case, I think Leibowitz is using an orchestration other than the original. Notice the trumpet "Bump.. bumpbum" at :08 and :012 that at least aren't in the Dover edition of the score. I think you hear this in some Schuricht performances as well. Anyone know whose orchestration this is? Doubt it's Mahler's.

[m2esectr]

This recording, taken from the Reader's Digest vinyl set "Music of the World's Great Composers", means a lot to me as it was practically the only piece I listened to in the fall of 1991, thus it arises memories from my fantasies of that time like no other version can.

[billyguns2]

Once again, Leibowitz doesn't disaappoint; this is the most rousing performance of this elusive symphony I have ever heard. Why isn't Leibowitz mentioned in the same breath as the great conductors? Check out his 1961 Beethoven Eroica with the Royal Phil; amazing!

[zmov1]

He was also a great composer.

[ClassicalMusicReview]

Although the rhythmic conception is at times too rigid for my tastes,it is in every other way admirable.The conductor has a fabulous elan which he has imparted to this orchestra exceedingly well.I have never heard a conductor get as much out of brief dynamic swells than this guy. Also he has trained the orchestra to change expressive gears on a dime,as they successfully differentiate all the conflicting strangenesses and quirks of this peculiar and rich rhetoric.

[oehoe]

One of the more powerful versions of this great piece of music. Thanks.

[galaxyrainguy]

This symphony tells a story of life lived and loved and lessons learned.

[povepupe]

Altro che depresso! E' l'unico Autore capace di farmi rilassare e di tirarmi un pò su il morale...Grande Leibowitz, mi ricorda la mia adolescenza quando ascoltavamo la "Renana" diretta da Lui con mio fratello Carlo...

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