earthatic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is beautiful!

ilbacioditosca (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the more modern pure and clear orchestra sound is musicaly empty, this is the only possible sound, MUSIC.

Vladipiano (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Fortunately enough you don't have to decide who deserves to listen to YTube and who doesn't. Besides, you are mixing things up: Brahms was not a baroque composer, so he doesn't require any baroque approach.

lolmanerik (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

u don´t understand anything. go play baroque brahms and never come back. people like you don´t deserve to listen to this greatness.

lolmanerik (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Greatest ever. Berlin + Furtwängler. So epic. So big. So warm. So human.

iambananananananana (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yep he can be so grumpy sometimes

olga2809 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

At 0.03 he's not so kind to the concert master...

fourwayscottage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

AAAA.020952Z SEP 2008 I agree with Vladipiano sounds very similar to Wagner...But on this recording made after the war sounds as I said some months ago Good, I like the last 5 minutes..But the wartime recording of this last 5 minutes sounds different...Could be wartime caused this I do not know...And another point I have Brahm`s second piano concerto two [2] different pianists sounds almost like two different recordings ! Same orchestra and conductor but two different pianists.......AR.

Vladipiano (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Furtwängler conducts Brahms as it would be Wagner...

fourwayscottage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

AAAA.242242Z AUG 2008 A little while I commented on Furtwanler`s rehearsal London 1948.And that I had A.Bolts version and it looks like I shall have to buy Furtwangler`s because this was good.Guess what HMV sold me Furtwangler`s 4th [12./15.12.1942].6 min 53seconds someone perhaps Furtwangler says something in this last movement And it has not the same sound as this rehearsal of 1948 !Adrian Bolt is better for Brahms Sorry..Thank you for posting this it is better than his 1942 version.....AR.