Day 1

Day 2 – Symphony No. 2 in D (Jaap)

Today, I’m listening to Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in D Op. 73. The conductor is, once again, Jaap van Zweden. This time, the orchestra is Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland (1945 – ). I was immediately hooked by this piece of music, noting that in Movement I there are strains of the melody to Brahms’ Lullaby … [Read more…]

Day 1 – Symphony No. 1 in C minor (Jaap)

And so it begins. I haven’t undertaken one of my exhaustive music projects in quite awhile. The last one was in 2018 and it required that I listen to all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies as interpreted by 17 different conductors from 18 different CD box sets (Herbert von Karajan was represented twice). You can find … [Read more…]