Brahms: Symphony No. 2 Full Cast
Close- Valery Gergiev Conductor
- London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
The most distinctive feature of the [second] symphony is this luxuriant, late romantic use of the orchestra. Valery Gergiev, the LSO’s principal conductor, is the mastermind behind the series and his command of scintillating textures, learnt in the fantasy operas and ballets of his native Russian composers, was put to good use.
