{"product_id":"brahms-sym-2-variations-on-a-theme-by-haydn-import","title":"BRAHMS: SYMPHONY NO. 2; VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY HAYDN - MONTEUX, VIENNA PHILHARMONIC, LONDON SYMPHONY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/DESCRIPTION_WITH_WORLD_1_d9254874-1b5f-48ee-852d-4074a16878e6_480x480.png?v=1595264382\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonteux recorded Brahms’s Second Symphony several times; in addition to the present recording for Decca with the Vienna Philharmonic, there are versions with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. He recorded the ‘Variations on a theme by Haydn’ just once, in 1958 with the London Symphony Orchestra. This reissue continues Eloquence’s survey of selected Philips and Decca recordings by Monteux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_CS_WORLD_7ad42b8b-2188-414f-9c17-0e66da4d836d_480x480.png?v=1595264361\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Monteux gives a fresh, relaxed account of the Second with the Vienna Philharmonic and the spaciousness of his reading is enhanced by the fact that he observes the first movement exposition repeat … Recommended.’ Gramophone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘his is a fine reading [of the Second Symphony], the first movement unfolding naturally (with exposition repeat, as Monteux always taught his students), the second never bogging down like Walter or Karajan’ Fanfare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Monteux’s account of the [Haydn Variations] is hugely enjoyable and the natural, unforced yet splendidly disciplined orchestral playing makes this record highly desirable’ Gramophone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/WORKS_WITH_GLOBE_1_7927fcc1-9689-41eb-ba92-129813efac37_480x480.png?v=1595264456\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJOHANNES BRAHMS\u003cbr\u003eSymphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73\u003cbr\u003eWiener Philharmoniker\u003cbr\u003ePierre Monteux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVariations on a theme by Haydn\u003cbr\u003eLondon Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr\u003ePierre Monteux\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32273982095447,"sku":"028948089130","price":14.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/2950414.jpg?v=1595879244","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/en-de\/products\/brahms-sym-2-variations-on-a-theme-by-haydn-import","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}