Brahms

Rare and previously unpublished material enliven another Schiøler release from Danacord [JW]

A concerto quartet from Ida Haendel’s BBC broadcasts spanning nearly 25 years [JW]

The characterful Australian Daisy Kennedy’s entire discography is restored [JW]

A finely produced and consistently enlightening set [JW]

Reference recordings of the Brahms Viola Sonatas from a classic team [RMas
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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]