I wish more conductors would do the three Bruch symphonies in concert instead of the same old Brahms symphonies, wonderful as those are . But at least we have the Bruch symphony son recordings .
I am tempted to do a google translate: “But a lot of water has flowed through the Rhine since 1870; I've shed various skins and because I had some bad luck with the second symphony at the time, that doesn't mean that I'm unlucky again now. "
For me I have long considered the three great giants of classical music have to be Max Bruch, Johannes Brahms and Jean Sibelius. The world would be an unfortunate place without them.
Ich kannte von Max Bruch bisher nur sein Violinkonzert g-moll , von dem Brahms sagte, daß er immer wieder aufstehen mußte beim zuhören, um "alte Bekannte" zu grüßen. Diese Symphonie hat mir gefallen!!
As affable and easy going Brahms in general was, as baffling and mistaken he could be in some of his judgments. Hans Rott for instance he treated with utmost disrespect and the comment about the Bruch Violin Concerto I always thought strange and at odds with the contents as it is a very strong concerto, not for nothing one of the most popular violin concertos out there.
@@bartjebartmans -- Truly, it's probably presumptuous (but still irresistible) for us to try to understand the mind of a towering genius....and yet....we'll always seek clues. It's as if one hemisphere of their brain is like our own...but that Other......
If you read the letters of Julius Rontgen you get a close look at some of Brahms' habits and table manners, or the lack thereof... lol. he was a careless eater with food sticking to his beard, liked a good drink, casual talk, a stroll and could be incredibly lazy and cynical and played the piano so loud and noisy that when he acc. young violinist Jan de Graan people complained that the violin playing was beautiful but hard to hear thanks to Brahms' playing. De Graan was a student of Joachim and a child prodigy who was a bit of a sensation. gave his first recital in Crystal Palace, London 13 years old. Unfortunately de Graan died young, 21 year's old and has been completely forgotten, even in the Netherlands. Aren't the fractals of history fascinating?
@@bartjebartmans -- Thank you for these details...esoteric to us with no knowledge of our subject! I imagine that Moussorsky would have been an ideal drinking companion for you and me.....Cachaça....Pinga???
