{"product_id":"symphony-no-1","title":"Symphony No. 1","description":"Amazon.com\n\nNaxos is obviously excited about this recording, publicizing it widely and issuing it in three different formats (this plain CD, as well as SACD and DVD Audio). You can understand the excitement immediately, as the Symphony opens with tremendous power, fortified by uncommon energy in the kettledrums, signifying that there's going to be no routine playing here. But Alsop is not all aggression; her Andante sostenuto is very tender and affecting. Detail work is just wonderful--listen, for example, to the gorgeous flute solo in the fourth movement introduction--and Brahms's syncopations, always a major aspect of his style, get their full due in this rhythmically alert performance. Both Overtures are vividly characterized, and the Academic Festival retains its humor more than usual. At this point there are so many Brahms recordings that no single one is going to satisfy all of our needs, but this recording is competitive with the best in artistic and sonic aspects. In price, it mops the floor with the competition. --Leslie Gerber\n\nProduct Description\n\nCompleted in 1877, Brahms' remarkable and impressive Symphony No. 1 was the result of a fourteen-year gestation period and established the composer as the leading German symphonist of his generation.\n\nReview\n\nMusical America's Conductor of the Year, 2008 -- Musical America, December 2008\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0007ACVIC\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0007ACVIC.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Marin Alsop|J. Brahms|London Philharmonic Orchestra|Michael Thornton\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41759407046714,"sku":"DBV.B0007ACVIC.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0007ACVIC-0.jpg?v=1792120383","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/symphony-no-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}