Brahms

Marvellous and treasurable, the finest song disc to have come my way in some considerable time [ST]

An enjoyable less well-known work, and the brilliant Brahms worth coming back [ST]

(Déjà Review) An important set of the Brahms symphonies [JQ]

An invitation to the dance from a master of the lighter style [PH]

A thrilling recital [DHa]

(Déjà Review) Full-blooded, fiery, romantic and passionate – superb [EML]

Clever programming and remarkable playing: Kantorow is the real deal [ST]

Richter’s classic Brahms returns at budget price [LW]

Enjoyable accounts of music from the dance floor and the concert hall [RMay]

Déjà Review) The best sounding of the Brahms double, and a fine Violin Concerto to match [RB]

Gerhaher isn’t quite on his finest form here, but his expressivity still marks him out as a consummate lieder interpreter [ST]

Katchen in fine fettle in his favourites as well as an excellent rarity [RCh]

A personal and touching tribute from Benjamin Appl to his mentor [DHa]

(Déjà Review) Another hard-to-resist entrant for the Beecham collector [JW]

Beecham’s stereo discography in a sturdy box albeit largely in pre-existing remasterings [JW]

A cornucopia of wonderful songs, superbly sung, for every lover of art songs to delve into [GF]

The recital as a whole is so obviously enjoyable and totally recommendable [WH]

Genuinely illuminating comparisons are made in this excellent recital [DHa]

A Beecham stereo treasury from the 1950s in wonderful sound [LM]

A lovely pairing of Brahms’ last two symphonies, elegantly and fluidly played, in ideal sound [RMo]

(Déjà Review) A fine advertisement for the quality of playing, and indeed the acoustic, to be heard at The Sage [JWi]

If the idea of neatly obtaining Brahms’s entire two-piano output appeals, then this fits the bill in just about every regard [DC]

A hugely enjoyable and wholly satisfying account of some wonderfully uplifting music [RMo]

A special release that should be on the shelf of all violinists and violin-fanciers [RMas]