Brahms / Leonard Bernstein, 1957: An Analysis of Brahms' Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

From a Book-of-the-Month Club "Music Appreciation Record" issued in 1957. These appreciation discs -- 10 inches in diameter -- accompanied the regular 12 inch discs that were mailed to the homes of Club members. All images, except for that at the close of the video, are from the disc label and jacket. Bernstein eloquently discusses and illustrates Brahms' ability, in Hugo Wolf's words, to "create something out of nothing," and in the process explains this great composer's profoundly ingenious and unique skill to develop within the classic symphonic framework. (In other words, we all knew that Brahms was a towering figure in the history of music; Bernstein merely tells us why.) More from Bernstein: Leonard Bernstein, 1956: An Analysis of Dvorak's New World Symphony -    • Dvorak / Leonard Bernstein, 1956: An Analy...   Tchaikovsky / Leonard Bernstein, 1956: An Analysis of Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" Symphony, Op. 74 -    • Tchaikovsky / Leonard Bernstein, 1956: An ...   Mozart - Piano Concerto, K. 450 (Bernstein at the keyboard) -    • Leonard Bernstein (soloist): Piano Concert...   Leonard Bernstein On Beethoven, 1956: Symphony No. 5 And Beethoven's Original Sketches -    • Video   Leonard Bernstein, 1956: An Analysis of Dvorak's New World Symphony -    • Dvorak / Leonard Bernstein, 1956: An Analy...   More from Brahms: Brahms / Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, 1966: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 - Complete -    • Brahms / Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, 1966: Pian...   Brahms / Nathan Milstein, 1974: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 - Complete -    • Brahms / Nathan Milstein, 1974: Violin Con...   Brahms / Isaac Stern / Leonard Rose, 1956: Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 (Allegro) - Part 1:    • Video   David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, D minor Violin Sonata, Op. 108 -    • Video   Tatiana Grindenko: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 -    • Tatiana Grindenko:  Violin Concerto in D m...   Alfons und Aloys Kontarsky: Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D flat major -    • Alfons und Aloys Kontarsky: Hungarian Danc...   "David Hertzberg" Ludwig van Beethoven / Лудвиг ван Бетховен / لودفيج فان بيتهوفن / লুটৱিস ফান বিটহ'ফন / Λούντβιχ βαν Μπετόβεν / لودویگ فان بتهوون / 루트비히 판 베토벤 / Լյուդվիգ վան Բեթհովեն / לודוויג ואן בטהובן / ルートヴィヒ・ヴァン・ベートーヴェン / Лю́двиг ван Бетхо́вен