Furtwangler/BPO: Brahms Symphony No. 4 - LVSM FALP 544 (ds), superb copy - rare
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Furtwangler/BPO: Brahms Symphony No. 4 - LVSM FALP 544 (ds), superb copy - rare
This truly beautiful and exceedingly rare LP from La Voix de son Maitre (FALP 544, French pressing, red/silver semi-circle label / grooved, “baguette”-style jacket, dowel spine, mono) features conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s magnificent account of Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98, recorded “live” at Titania Palast, Berlin, on 24 October 1948 – one of the great Brahms Fourths on record and a landmark in the Furtwangler discography.
Of Audite’s CD re-issue of this performance in their superb “Edition Wilhelm Furtwängler - The Complete RIAS Recordings” 13CD box set, the erudite and eloquent critic Henry Fogel wrote for Fanfare:
“This Brahms Fourth is also a rarity—having been issued only [on CD] by Tahra and by the Japanese Wilhelm Furtwängler Center. Once again, the sound quality here is superb—opening up our ears to the drama and thrust of this performance. There are some ensemble problems, but they do not detract from a performance of enormous momentum and cumulative power. The wartime Brahms Fourth may be even more dramatic, but the richer sound here makes this my own favorite of the Furtwängler recordings of this work.”
The matrix numbers are as follows: Side 1: 2XRA 42-3N Side 2 : 2XRA 43-2N
The condition of the jacket is near-MINT. Although there is minuscule wear at corners, and a small seamsplit where the record enters the jacket, but otherwise NO owners' markings or other defects, and the whole remains solid, bright, and highly attractive – overall, an outstanding collector's copy. I have no hesitation in grading this 55-year-old+ album as EX ++
The condition of the LP is Near Mint (-), (EX ++) difficult to rate a 55 year old LP, it sounds great, but not absolutly quiet (there is background noise). You can see visually a few spindle marks, some paper scuffs and some hairlines but overall the LP is bright and shinny.
RECORD : EX ++ or NM (-)
COVER : EX ++ or NM (-)
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