Deutsche Grammophon's Outstanding Recording, Gorgeously Restored By Esoteric! 

Esoteric’s painstaking attention to detail in both its mastering efforts and the quality of the gear used—D-01VU mono DACs, G-0Rb rubidium master clock, and MEXCEL cables at crucial junctions—allows Kleiber’s joyous conducting to leap to life like never before. This hybrid SACD offers the best seat in the house, settle in and enjoy!

In March 1980, conductor Carlos Kleiber (1930–2004) recorded this version of Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO), a performance now considered an all-time classic.

Known for thrilling audiences with his gorgeous conducting and confounding them with rare appearances and frequent cancellations, Kleiber was in top form here. One of only nine studio recordings Kleiber made in his lifetime, his Symphony No. 4 was revolutionary in the sense that it swept away the stagnation and ennui that had plagued the piece up until then. It was Kleiber’s last studio performance with the VPO and his first digital recording, something which gave the session a great sense of clarity and definition.

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Symphonie Number 4, e-moll op.98
1. Allegro con brio
2. Andante moderato
3. Allegro giocoso-Poco meno
presto-Tempo
4. Allegro energico e passionato-Più
Allegro

Recorded: March 12-15, 1980,
Musikverein, Grosser Saal, Wien

[Original Recording]
Excecutive Producer: Dr. Hans Hirsch
Recording Producer: Hans Weber
Tonmeister (Balance Engineer): Klaus Scheibe
Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller
Editing: Günter Hermanns