{"id":46858,"date":"2024-08-22T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T08:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/86753f33-780d-48b0-9e44-5a54ec738bed"},"modified":"2024-08-22T11:07:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:07:18","slug":"simon-rattle-and-the-berlin-philharmonic-seven-of-the-best-recordings","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/simon-rattle-and-the-berlin-philharmonic-seven-of-the-best-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic: seven of the best recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 22 August 2024 at 08:36 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The British conductor <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/simon-rattle\">Simon Rattle<\/a><\/strong> led the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/berlin-philharmonic\">Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra<\/a><\/strong> for a fruitful 19 years, after taking over from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/claudio-abbado\">Claudio Abbado<\/a><\/strong> as chief conductor in 1999. Together, conductor and orchestra produced scores of memorable performances and, of course, recordings. Here are seven of the finest of the latter, complete with the <em>BBC Music Magazine<\/em> verdicts at the time. <\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/berlin-philharmonics-past-chief-conductors\">Past chief conductors of the Berlin Philharmonic<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/articles\/5-simon-rattle-career-highlights\">Simon Rattle: five career highlights<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elgar: Enigma Variations \/ Rattle \u00b7 Berliner Philharmoniker\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aQWAO9d43LY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mahler-symphony-no-10\"><strong>Mahler: Symphony No. 10<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong><em>Warner Classics 5034202<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Rattle and the BPO perform <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/gustav-mahler\/\">Mahler<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s final, unfinished symphony. <\/p><p>\u2018One feels profoundly grateful to Rattle for his part in bringing alive this intriguing symphony.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/reviews\/orchestral\/mahler-29\/\"><strong>Read our full review<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00004RITP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestomusic.com\/classical\/products\/7959267--mahler-symphony-no-10-in-f-sharp-major\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Presto<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ravel-mother-goose\"><strong>Ravel: <em>Mother Goose<\/em><\/strong><\/h2><p><strong><em>Warner Classics 264 1972<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>\u2018Rattle\u2019s first recording of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/topic\/maurice-ravel\">Ravel<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s <em>Mother Goose<\/em> was superlative. However, this second rendering is, if anything, better, taking full advantage of the Berlin Phil\u2019s exceptional colours.&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/reviews\/opera\/ravel-59\/\"><strong>Review: Ravel\/Rattle\/BPO<\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestomusic.com\/classical\/products\/7978393--ravel-lenfant-et-les-sortileges-mother-goose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Presto<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>You can hear Ravel&#8217;s Mother Goose at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/bbc-proms\/2024-bbc-proms-listings\">2024 BBC Proms<\/a><\/strong>. It&#8217;s being performed by Rattle&#8217;s old orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony orchestra, for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/news\/bbc-proms-today-22-august-2024\">Prom 43<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brahms-symphonies-nos-1-4\"><strong>Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1-4<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong><em>Warner Classics 267 2542<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>There are many fine recordings of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/johannes-brahms\">Brahms<\/a><\/strong> symphonies in the recorded catalogue. These, by Rattle and the BPO, deserve to be in contention among the finest. <\/p><p>\u2018The playing is never less than superb, with every section of the orchestra ideally responsive.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/reviews\/orchestral\/brahms-symphonies-nos-1-4\/\"><strong>Review: Brahms\/Rattle\/BPO<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B002AGIEYG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestomusic.com\/classical\/products\/7981420--brahms-the-symphonies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Presto<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Brahms: The Symphonies\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2dL2qDsg6teV1cueLxCRa1?si=7XWdiPpGSZ29Al6cBMOKcg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schoenberg-chamber-symphony-no-1\"><strong>Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong><em>Warner Classics<\/em><em> 457 8152<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>\u2018In general, Simon Rattle\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/arnold-schoenberg\">Schoenberg<\/a><\/strong> is more the voluptuous late Romantic than the bogeyman of popular legend.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/reviews\/orchestral\/schoenberg-accompaniment-cinematographic-scene\/\"><strong>Review: Schoenberg\/Rattle\/BPO<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestomusic.com\/classical\/products\/7998289--schoenberg-orchestral-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Presto<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Schoenberg: Orchestral works\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4mqnkgONDGPHMAGsqMoqht?si=BL0OturZTge3Yhu6RLlJ1w&amp;utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bruckner-symphony-no-9\"><strong>Bruckner: Symphony No. 9<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong><em>Warner Classics 952 9692<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Another final, unfinished symphonic utterance, as Rattle and the Berliners tackle <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/anton-bruckner\">Bruckner<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s mighty Ninth, in the four-movement version completed after the composer&#8217;s death. \u2018Rattle\u2019s interpretation\u2026 encompasses the full gamut of emotions from tenderness and nostalgia to some amazingly apocalyptic climaxes.\u2019 <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simon Rattle &amp; Berliner Philharmoniker \u2013 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gFjveJ5sgeQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/reviews\/orchestral\/recording-month-bruckner-sept-12\/\"><strong>Review: Bruckner\/Rattle\/BPO<\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B007O3QC8K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestomusic.com\/classical\/products\/8006612--bruckner-symphony-no-9-in-d-minor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Presto<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p\/><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Bruckner: Symphony No.9 - Four Movement Version\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5cG64jPRQy7lyAruifcYEj?si=3kVPXrpdSG-PTzIpKdbuaw&amp;utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rachmaninov-the-bells-symphonic-dances\"><strong>Rachmaninov: The Bells; Symphonic Dances<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong><em>Warner Classics 984 5192<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>\u2018This version of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/sergey-rachmaninov\">Rachmaninov<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s <em>Bells<\/em> may be unsurpassable \u2026 The three soloists are superb \u2026 Mikhail Petrenko&#8217;s bass is prefaced and mirrored by the most human cor anglais solo I&#8217;ve ever heard \u2026 a remarkable achievement.&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/reviews\/orchestral\/rachmaninov-bells-orch-nov-13\/\"><strong>Review: Rachmaninov: <em>The Bells<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00D7D3ONC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestomusic.com\/classical\/products\/8032317--rachmaninov-symphonic-dances-the-bells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Presto<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p\/><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances &amp; The Bells\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7rFwiDv5wuD8fKXIGiqGkl?si=-mePODHmQnOHROJl6-C2-g&amp;utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schumann-symphonies-1-4\"><strong>Schumann: Symphonies 1-4<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong><em>Berliner Philharmoniker recordings BPHR140011<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Another superb set of symphonies from the core <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/best-romantic-composers\">Romantic<\/a><\/strong> repertoire &#8211; this time the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/robert-schumann\">Schumann<\/a><\/strong> four, from the exuberant springlike First via the nervy, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/ludwig-van-beethoven\">Beethovenian<\/a><\/strong> Second, onto the joyous, swinging &#8216;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/schumanns-third-symphony-rhenish-best-recordings\">Rhenish<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; and beyond. \u2018These are predictably fine performances, with well-judged tempos throughout., and moments such as the pianissimo fugato in the slow movement of Symphony No. 2 are spellbinding.\u2019 <\/p><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/reviews\/orchestral\/schumann-symphonies-sept-14\/\"><strong>Review: Schumann \/ Rattle \/ BPO<\/strong><\/a><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00L4P4OGG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestomusic.com\/classical\/products\/8040922--simon-rattle-conducts-schumann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Buy from Presto<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Robert Schumann: Symphonien 1 - 4\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3vS1J1FZoZ1qgla8aDedcL?si=ytX3GiGSR5ah7FUtzmVWqQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p><strong>RELATED ARTICLES<\/strong><\/p><p>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/blog\/simon-rattle-conducts-schumanns-paradise-and-peri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Simon Rattle conducts Schumann&#8217;s Paradise and the Peri<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/news\/sir-simon-rattle-leave-berlin-phil-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sir Simon Rattle to leave Berlin Phil in 2018<\/strong><\/a><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Published: Thursday, 22 August 2024 at 08:36 AM The British conductor Simon Rattle led the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for a fruitful 19 years, after taking over from Claudio Abbado as chief conductor in 1999. 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