Brahms: Symphony No 4, Alt-Rhapsodie, Schicksalslied CD review – grab this Rhapsody

Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano), Collegium Vocale Gent/Herreweghe(Phi)Recordings of Brahms’s Symphony No 4 come thick and fast. This one is taut, cleanly structured, perhaps a little underwhelming for those who prefer a beefier, more integrated sound. But the disc is worth snapping up for the two accompanying vocal works: the Alto Rhapsody, with the superb, pure-toned Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg as soloist, and the Schicksalslied (“Song of