Brahms
Erick Friedman (violin) Live in Texas (Rhine Classics)
Live sonata performances from a Heifetz protégé who became his own man [JW]
Aaron Rosand (violin) In Memoriam (Rhine Classics)
The vibrant, alluring art of arch-Romanticist, Aaron Rosand [JW]
Leo Sirota (piano) Piano Recital Vol. 1 (Sakuraphon)
A full and varied recital programme, characterized by great dynamic range and highly creative phrasing [MK]
Brahms: Symphony No 2, Hungarian Dances (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Alsop’s Brahms should go among the great cycles [KS]
Auguste de Radwan (piano) Complete Recordings (Sakuraphon)
An unknown Leschetizky pupil whose recordings are strictly for those interested in the Polish pedagogue’s legacy [RCh]
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) This performance is forever recommended, especially in this transfer [CC]
Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations (Reference Recordings)
A fitting valedictory to a long partnership between orchestra and conductor [NC]
Berl Senofsky (violin): American Virtuoso (Rhine Classics)
Strong, masculine playing from Berl Senofsky – along with some less than stellar performances [JW]
Erick Friedman (violin) Live in Texas (Rhine Classics)
A pleasing addition to Friedman’s discography with these first CD releases [SG]
Yuja Wang (piano) The Vienna Recital (C Major)
Yuja Wang displays her virtuosity and versatility [LW]
Brahms: Reimagined Orchestrations (Reference Recordings)
Schoenberg’s orchestration of Brahms’s Piano Quartet in a very well recorded, lovely performance, and two surprises [EJW]
Berl Senofsky (violin) American Virtuoso (Rhine Classics)
Although something of a mixed bag, there’s much to please the Senofsky admirer enshrined in these two discs [SG]
Mythos and Memories (Da Vinci Classics)
Bold playing and a glorious richness of writing in Mariani’s evocative soundscapes [RCh]
Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Live at Berlin Philharmonie (Farao Classics)
A sonata in romantic garb alongside familiar items in idiosyncratic performances [RCh]
Brahms: Piano Concerto 1 (Apex)
(Déjà Review) Rest assured you will get musicianship of a thrilling order [TH]
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) BBC Legends Recordings 1963-74 (ICA Classics)
A collection of Stokowski’s live performances from the end of his career is inevitably something of a mixed bag [PCG]
Brahms: The Piano Trios (La Dolce Volta)
Excellently conceived and performed piano trios [WK]
Brahms: String Quintets (BIS)
Highly accomplished playing of two seminal Brahms chamber works in excellent sound [RMo]
Beethoven: Symphony No 3; Schubert: Symphony No 9 (ICA Classics)
Boult in spirited form in his twilight years: no let-up in authority from the doyen of British conductors [JW]
Brahms: Symphony No 1; Haydn: The Creation (And God created man…In native worth), L’Isola Disabitata (Guild)
(Déjà Review) Barbirolli’s 1954 Proms performance of the Brahms C minor is a lithe, vital and convincing document [JW]
Olga Samaroff & Frank La Forge (piano): The Complete Recordings (APR)
Highly enjoyable playing by two pioneers of American pianism [RCh]
Belle époque – clarinet & orchestra recital (Pentatone)
Exceptionally fine playing and recording compromised by unbalanced programme and poor documentation [NB]
Brahms: Violin Sonata No 1-3 (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Versions to return to on a regular basis [CC]
Vienna, Theme & Variations (Zip Records)
Piano quatre mains at its best [DC]
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