Brahms
Fritz Kreisler (violin): Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)
The legendary Fritz Kreisler comes up pristinely in new transfers of his concerto recordings [PH]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Antal Doráti Centenary Society)
A powerful live performance that also has some troubling aspects [WH]
Jascha Heifetz (violin) Sonatas (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) No Heifetz admirer should be without this [JW]
Fatma Said (soprano) Lieder (Warner Classics)
This wonderful disc of Lieder for soprano and different forces held me spellbound [PT]
Brahms & Bach orch. Schoenberg (Warner Classics)
A decent Brahms quintet, a first-class St. Anne [SV]
Jelly d’Arányi (violin): Columbia recordings (Biddulph)
The cultured elegance of violinist Jelly d’Arányi in recordings from the 1920s and 30s [JW]
Nathan Milstein (violin): Works by Brahms and Beethoven (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Aristocratic playing and transfers that sound extremely well [JW]
Arthur Catterall (violin) Mozart, Brahms and Franck (Biddulph)
Concertmaster-soloist Arthur Catterall in historically valuable late acoustic recordings [JW]
Beethoven, Bartók & Brahms: Perspectives 2 (Avie)
(Déjà Review) Sequels rarely live up to the promise of the original, but here is an exception [CC]
Brahms: Forte ma dolce (Hortus)
(Déjà Review) Unlikely to be superseded any time soon [CB]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Chandos)
A recording which has a lot going for it but which just misses the mark [JQ]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (BIS)
A recreation of the 1868 Bremen Cathedral premiere of Brahms’ German Requiem with massed choirs and players [PH]
Herbert von Karajan live in Berlin (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
A fascinating and valuable musical-historical document [JQ]
Charles Munch (conductor): Munch conducts Romantic Favorites (West Hill Radio Archives)
(Déjà Review) A splendid set [JQ]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Chandos)
A more intimate, lower-key account which for me fails to stir the blood [RMo]
Arc III: Brahms and Schubert piano works (First Hand Records)
The way Orion Weiss plays reflects his love of the works he has chosen [SA]
Schumann, Brahms: Love Songs (C Major)
A Lieder masterclass, seen and heard from the best seat in the Musikverein [RWe]
Brahms: Piano Trio No 1 & Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (Rubicon)
Beautifully played chamber works by Brahms and Schoenberg [MC]
Nelson Freire (piano): The SWR Recordings (SWR)
Mining the archive produces gold from Nelson Freire [PH]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
Pianophiles will warmly embrace this latest addition to the Meloclassic roster [SG]
Toscanini – The 1948 Brahms Cycle Vol. 3 (Pristine Audio)
It’s swings and roundabouts between this and the Philharmonia cycle [SV]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]