Johannes Brahms
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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.
10) 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.
12) 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...
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The latest volume in award winning violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt's successful series of violin chamber works features sonatas composed between 1878 and 1888, that are among the greatest nineteenth century chamber music masterpieces. This release also features a Scherzo movement from the F. A. E. Sonata, which was Brahms' contribution to a composite sonata with Albert Dietrich and Robert Schumann in 1853.