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| ARTIST: | Joachim Raff, Hilary Dawn Wetton |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Hyperion |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Sym No.4 in g, Op.167: Allegro, Sym No.4 in g, Op.167: Allegro Molto, Sym No.4 in g, Op.167: Andante, Non Troppo Mosso, Sym No.4 in g, Op.167: Allegro - Vivace, Sym No.3 in F, Op.153 'In The Forest': Allegro, Sym No.3 in F, Op.153 'In The Forest': Largo, Sym No.3 in F, Op.153 'In The Forest': Allegro Assai, Sym No.3 in F, Op.153 'In The Forest': Allegro |
| UPC: | 034571150178 |
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Customer Reviews of Raff: Symphony No. 3; Symphony No. 4
Unthinkably bottomless orchestra These would be serviceable performances were it not for the fact that there is absolutely no bottom to this ensemble! I'm sitting here with the scores of these two symphonies in hand, and the double basses are simply not there! Neither are the celli, the violas, the bassoons or clarinets. The only instruments with any presence at all are the 1st (not the 2nd) violins, the horns and the trumpets. The rest are lost in a blurry mush that is so unfocused as to make these performances, whatever other merits they might have had, essentially worthless. Trust me, you have absolutely no idea of what you're NOT hearing here. If you only knew, you'd want your money back. Avoid these like the plague!
Raff doesn't deserve obscurity
In his lifetime, Joachim Raff's symphonies were considered the best available before Brahms came on the scene. Brahms blew Raff off the radar screen and little has been heard of hims since.
This is a terrible shame, as Raff's music is tuneful, charming and certainly on the level of Mendelssohn. Raff has a great ear for orchestral colour and knows how to write a memorable melody. If he has a weakness, it's that his pieces tend to wander a bit. He was, after all, trying to combine symphonic form with the symphonic poem ideal espoused by Liszt. And frankly, his music is more entertaining than Liszt's orchestral music which grows boring with it's inability to develop his ideas.
This disk is a great place to start when looking into Raff. The 3rd is widely considered Raff's best piece, but the 4th is memorable as well. The playing and sound are terrific. It's too bad that Hyperion didn't continue to record a Raff cycle.
If you liked this, try the 5th symphony next. Also worthy are Symphonies Nos. 6, 8 & 9 and the wonderful Piano Concerto.