BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER SIMON RATTLE Robert Schumann Symphony No. 4 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 ROBERT SCHUMANN In a rousing concert under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle the Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 Berlin Philharmonic present the Fourth Symphonies of both (original version) Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. JOHANNES BRAHMS The comparison of the two symphonies is based on the personal Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 and artistic affiliation between the two composers. Schumann praised Brahms publicly as the “one ordained to voice the high- est expression of the zeitgeist in an ideal manner”, and Brahms admitted: “Schumann’s memory is sacred to me. That noble, Conductor Simon Rattle pure artist will always remain for me a role model.” Consequent- Orchestra Berliner Philharmoniker ly, Brahms had been involved in the publication of Schumann’s works after his death. Indeed, it was Brahms who advocated Produced by Digital Concert Hall publication of the original version of Schumann’s fourth sym- Video Director Alexander Lück phony which Schumann himself had radically revised 10 years after its premiere. Length: 75' Simon Rattle too, who with the Berlin Philharmonic has been Shot in HDTV 1080/50i nominated for a 2015 Grammy for his CD recording of the Cat. no. A 055 50429 0000 Schumann symphony cycle, has chosen the rarely heard first version, describing the original symphony as “full of lightness, A production of grace and beauty” compared with the later version that consists Berlin Phil Media and UNITEL CLASSICA of “gloom, delusion and compulsion”. World Sales: All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © Monika Rittershaus· contractual Monika Different Photos: luebbeke.com territories © · credits not rights · All reserved Flyer: · Tel. +49.30.30306464 [email protected] Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany · Tel. +49.89.673469-630 · [email protected] www.unitelclassica.com.