Brahms / Lutoslawski / Herbig / Berliner Sinfonie Johannes Brahms: Complete Symphonies CD

This complete Brahms cycle from the year 1978 does more than consolidate a chapter in the recording history of the Eterna classical music label. It also returns to the original sound of the (former) Berlin Symphony Orchestra, for which the conductor of this recording - G?nther Herbig - had so much regard. In a time-consuming process, the analogue Eterna master tapes have been newly processed and remastered for the first time in over 20 years. G?nther Herbig's time as principal conductor of the orchestra ended in 1983 after a dispute with the leading political organs of the GDR. His move to the USA fast-tracked his international career. He was appointed head of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and later directed the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Tours to Japan, South America and Australia and conducting commissions with major European and American orchestras added lustre to his international reputation. G?nther Herbig celebrates his 85th birthday on November 30, 2016. Today's Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra was founded in 1952 as the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in East Berlin (the Soviet sector of the city) and won international recognition under the direction of Kurt Sanderling in the 1960s and 1970s. Sanderling faced significant hurdles to the development of the orchestra - once the Berlin Wall went up on August 13, 1961, about two thirds of it's musicians were no longer available, as they lived in West Berlin - making his achievement all the greater. The orchestra will mark it's 65th anniversary in 2017. The Brahms cycle thus provides ample reason to celebrate - as a document of the teamwork between the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra and as proof of the excellence of it's former principal conductor - and because, for the first time, it's original sound has been faithfully renewed.

1. I. Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro - Meno Allegro 2. II. Andante Sostenuto 3. III. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso 4. IV. Adagio - Pi? Andante - Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio - Pi? Allegro 5. Tragic Overture in D minor, Op. 81 6. I. Allegro Non Troppo 7. II. Adagio Non Troppo 8. III. Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino) 9. IV. Allegro Con Spirito 10. I. Allegro Con Brio 11. II. Andante 12. III. Poco Allegretto 13. IV. Allegro 14. I. Allegro Non Troppo 15. II. Andante Moderato 16. III. Allegro Giocoso - Poco Meno Mosso - Tempo I 17. IV. Allegro Energico E Passionato - Pi? Allegro 18. Thema. Chorale St. Antoni: Andante 19. Variation 1: Poco Pi? Animato 20. Variation 2: Pi? Vivace 21. Variation 3: Con Moto 22. Variation 4: Andante Con Moto 23. Variation 5: Vivace 24. Variation 6: Vivace 25. Variation 7: Grazioso 26. Variation 8: Presto Non Troppo 27. Finale: Andante 28. Vorgef?hle 29. Vergangenes 30. Farben 31. Peripetie 32. Das Obligative Rezitativ 33. Introduktion: M?ig Ruhig 34. Thema: Molto Moderato 35. Variation 1: Moderato 36. Variation 2: Langsam 37. Variation 3: M?ig 38. Variation 4: Walzertempo 39. Variation 5: Bewegt 40. Variation 6: Andante 41. Variation 7: Langsam 42. Variation 8: Sehr Rasch 43. Variation 9: L'istesso Tempo, Aber Etwas Langsamer 44. Finale: M?ig Schnell 45. Funeral Music for String Orchestra 46. Livre Pour Orchestre