Johannes Brahms
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Composer Johannes Brahms took an independent approach to writing for the orchestra, bringing an unusual power and intensity to his works. These qualities are strikingly evident in his Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture, and Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn. All are reproduced here from the authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel editions.
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This treasury of 38 works for solo piano spans 40 years of Brahms's long and prolific life and includes the "Edward" ballade; 2 capriccios; 7 Hungarian Dances; 6 intermezzos; 3 rhapsodies; 16 waltzes; Sonata No. 3; and the complete Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel and Variations on a Theme by Paganini.
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This volume contains Johannes Brahms' 1894 clarinet and piano score "Clarinet Sonata No.1 — Op.120", dedicated to Richard Mühlfeld. This modern reprint of the original scores features clear, large margins, making it ideal for students and musicians alike. Johannes Brahms (1833 — 1897) was a seminal German composer and pianist. He was incredibly popular and influential during his lifetime and, together with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van...
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"The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24" is Johannes Brahms' 1861 solo piano composition comprising twenty-five variations and a single concluding fugue. It is based on a theme from George Frideric Handel's "Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in B-flat major, HWV 434".
This modern republication features large, clear note heads and wide margins, making it ideal for studying and following the music. Johannes Brahms (1833—1897) was a seminal German...
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Brahms' greatest, most ambitious vocal work is a masterpiece of choral music that is now one of the most performed and recorded works in the repertoire of religious music. Reprinted in full score, including solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, from definitive Breitkopf & Härtel edition.
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Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in performing 4 symphonies by Brahms. The symphonies includes are nos. 1 in C minor; 2 in D; 3 in F; and 4 in E minor. A very polished and distinct recording of these great Brahms compositions.
"The principal appeal of Solti's Brahms is the clarity with which he explores both the intellectual and emotional substance of the four symphonies."--The New York Times.
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A new recording of both of Brahms' Piano Concertos features two artists and one orchestra, all of whom are recognized around the world for their individual talents. Daniel Barenboim performs the solo piano part while Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in these live and thrilling recordings.
17) The four symphonies: Variations on a theme by Haydn ; Tragic overture ; Academic festival overture
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's performances of the Brahms symphony cycle are brought together in this collection. Also included are the composer's Academic Festival Overture and the Tragic Overture.
19) The piano trios
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Grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma reunites with his longtime collaborator, pianist Emanuel Ax, and they are joined for the first time by violinist Leonidas Kavakos. This is the first recording by Ma and Ax of all three Brahms Piano Trios.
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"This is the sixth and final volume in Barry Douglas's survey of Brahms's output for solo piano, which started four years ago. The recital completes a project that over 441 minutes has represented a 'triumph of Brahmsian thoughts' and in which 'every sound is resonantly Brahmsian'. According to BBC Music, 'Douglas's tone is a deep velvet cushion, the legatos full of affection and the rhythms galvanised with great energy'. The music recorded here spans...