Brahms, Johannes - 3CD-BOX: The Symphonies - Berglund, Paavo
This 3 CD box feature s all four Symphonies by Johannes Brahms with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Paavo Berglund .
- Paavo Berglund (1929 - 2012) is considered to be one of the most acclaimed Finnish conductors of the last decades. These highly praised recordings are re-released in his honour .
- The Chamber Orchestra of Europe , hailed as one of the finest ensembles in the world, has released over 100 CDs with the world's leading conductors and soloists, winning several prestigious awards such as the Diapason d'Or .
- Present day performances of Brahms symphonies with smaller string forces are rare, but there is evidence that the size of orchestra in Brahms's time was not fixed and, indeed, Brahms's own orchestra in Meiningen performed his fourth symphony with almost the same forces as are used on this recording.