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Johannes Brahms : The Symphonies

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Classical - Released October 2, 2003 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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For most listeners' purposes, Riccardo Chailly's set of Johannes Brahms' four symphonies will seem standard-issue, with respectable and uncontroversial interpretations from an esteemed conductor, and rich and resonant performances by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Even in the choice of filler pieces, the set includes the three orchestral works that are usually packaged with the symphonies: the Tragic Overture, the Haydn Variations, and the Academic Festival Overture. However, this set offers welcome suprises and extra value for the purchase. Two orchestral arrangements of the Interludes, Opp. 116 and 117 for piano, are included, along with instrumental versions of a handful of Liebeslieder Waltzes and three of the orchestrated Hungarian Dances, which may be incentives to listeners who are looking for a little more. Also included are Brahms' original version of the Andante of the First Symphony and the alternate opening of the Fourth. But no one should invest in a set solely on the basis of these extras, however unusual they may be. Since first recording the cycle with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, where he offered a rather heavy-handed modern take on the symphonies, Chailly has gone back to an older, more historically informed style of playing Brahms that was familiar to conductors of the early 20th century. The music is lighter and more transparent, so in some ways, his recordings are sometimes reminiscent of classic performances by Bruno Walter, George Szell, and other revered conductors. For traditionalists, this is a fine set to own, especially if a fresh digital recording is needed.© TiVo
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Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 & Tragic Overture

Otto Klemperer

Classical - Released June 9, 2023 | Warner Classics

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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & Tragic Overture

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Symphonies - Released September 25, 2020 | PentaTone

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Herbert Blomstedt, the honorary head of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra to which he was musical director for six years, is still active at the ripe old age of 93. Recorded in 2019, this new interpretation of Brahms’ Symphonie no.1 was conceived by Blomstedt, a devout Christian, spontaneously in wake of current times. “Rarely - he writes on the title page of the first chapter to this new integral - have we had more need for such light than today, when the entire world risks losing its soul”. In fact, the great American conductor of Swedish origin has moulded this interpretation into a humanist perspective that brings Brahms closer to Schubert. The work is gentle and calm with a lyricism akin to a lied. The Gewandhaus Orchestra plays like an immense chamber ensemble, giving this work an atypical tone in which its more rebellious moments seem to be smoothed out.   From this perspective, Brahms sounds somewhat Beethovian, particularly in how the Andante sostenuto is treated as it takes on the form of great love song calling for the unity of all men with an expressionism that is not far off the Adagio of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. This recording is a great moment of live music captured exquisitely by the excellent technical team at Pentatone. The tragic opening, one of the high points of Brahms’ symphonic oeuvre curiously takes on an allure of nobility and classicism as if to quell the tensions that Herbert Blomstedt dreads so much in this world. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 & Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Charles Munch

Classical - Released September 16, 2016 | Sony Classical

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Brahms : 4 Symphonien

Claudio Abbado

Classical - Released January 1, 1992 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Brahms : Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 4 (Remastered)

George Szell

Classical - Released August 3, 2018 | Sony Classical

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Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht - Brahms: Nänie - Schumann: Der Königssohn

Simone Schroder

Classical - Released January 24, 2011 | Farao Classics

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Brahms: Symphony No.3; Tragic Overture; Song of Destiny

Berliner Philharmoniker

Classical - Released January 1, 1990 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Tragic Overture - Cherubini: Éliza (Overture)

Alexander Melnikov

Concertos - Released August 27, 2021 | harmonia mundi

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A peak of the Romantic concerto. With his First Concerto, the young Brahms set his own course in the wake of Beethoven and Schumann and at the same time poured forth his personal emotions in this work of impressive dimensions. The Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov has chosen an instrument contemporary with the premiere, a magnificent Blüthner piano from 1859, a perfect match for the Sinfonieorchester Basel under its British conductor. In addition to Brahms’s Tragic Overture, the programme also includes the much rarer Overture to Éliza, an opera by a composer whom Brahms greatly admired: Cherubini. © harmonia mundi
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Brahms: 4 Symphonies; Haydn Variations

Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical - Released January 1, 2002 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Berg: Violin Concerto; Brahms: Tragic Overture; Alto Rhapsody; Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus

Arthur Grumiaux

Classical - Released August 27, 2021 | Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

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Brahms: Symphony No.3 / Haydn Variations etc

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Classical - Released January 1, 2008 | Decca Music Group Ltd.