‘No wonder the LPO loved Tennstedt. In these live recordings from the Royal Festival Hall, they respond like musicians possessed … The detail in the first movement of Brahms 1 is wonderful, yet at the same time the music is realised in a single tragic arc.’
David Cairns, The Sunday Times, November 2012
‘The First Symphony was a Klaus Tennstedt favourite. His turbulent, heroic readings always struck home in his balance of the drama of the outer movements with the unforced contrasts beguilingly unfolded in the central two. Never more so that in this live performance with his trusty London Philharmonic on top form in London’s Royal Festival Hall in 1993.’
International Record Review, Feb 2013
"As we’re reminded so often with the live Tennstedt recordings which have been issued in recent years, the LPO used to play their hearts out for him and these two performances are no exception to that rule" MusicWeb International, February 2013
Brahms Symphony 1
Brahms Symphony 3
Klaus Tennstedt conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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