Brahms

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Romantic Clarinet Quintets (Musical Concepts)

A warmly textured and rubato-conscious performance from an experienced clarinettist and chamber colleagues [JW]

Brahms: The Sextets (Signum Classics)

(Déjà Review) Few performances are fresher [CC]

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Beethoven/Brahms: Variations (Hyperion)

(Déjà Review) Tanyel’s playful Beethoven and loving Brahms make for a very attractive coupling [DS]

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Diagonal Music (Alba)

Played with such evident affection for the music, both contemporary and classical [MSt]

Eudice Shapiro (violin): Sonatas and duos (Biddulph)

The admirable art of violinist Eudice Shapiro, heard in core repertory [JW]

Brahms: Concertos (Sony)

(Déjà Review) Fortunate the listener who learns her/his Brahms through these works [RB]

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Brahms: Choral works (Chandos)

The varied moods are perfectly realised by Stefan Parkman and his choir [JP]

Brahms, Ligeti & Sierra: Horn Trios (IBS Classical)

Two old horn trios and one new – terrific performances and a flawless programme [LW]

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Nathan Milstein (violin) Concertos (Urania)

Tried and tested staples from Milstein’s discography [JW]

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Brahms and Berg: Violin Concertos (Ondine)

Christian Tetzlaff provides outstanding performances of the two concertos [MC]

Claudio Arrau (piano) The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (Warner Classics)

Aristocratic, authoritative and poetic performances [SG]

Amadeus Quartet (Alto)

Deeply felt and beautifully played, flawless intonation and ensemble, but inferior balance and sound [RMo]

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Joseph Szigeti (violin) European Columbia Recordings Vol. 3 (Pristine Audio)

Concertos and duos from Szigeti’s peak [JW]

Joseph Szigeti (violin): The Mercury Masters (Eloquence)

Szigeti’s final, catastrophic sessions for Mercury [JW]

Janácek, Brahms, Bartók: Violin Sonatas (Alpha Classics)

Two firecracker performers strike a storm of sparks off one another [DMD]

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Brahms: Symphony 1, Alto Rhapsody (Dutton)

(Déjà Review) A must have for all historical devotees [GFe]

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Handel: Keyboard Suites (Deutsche Grammophon)

Moves the Korean into the elite group of pianists [DMD]

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Brahms: Piano Works (Maestro Editions)

A rare Lyrichord session for an obscure pianist [JW]

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony

A brief overview of recordings by Trevor G Cooper

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Cello Diverse (Divine Art)

(Déjà Review) Some of the finest, most purposeful, cello playing I’ve heard in a long time [BBr]

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Primrose String Quartet: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Biddulph)

William Primrose’s elite string quartet recordings back after 30 years [JW]

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Neeme Järvi (conductor) In Concert (Chandos)

For the conductor’s fans only [SV]

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Carl Schuricht (conductor) (Forgotten Records)

Absolutely lovely live performances which must be heard through a veil of crumbly mono sound [RMo]

Janáček, Brahms, Bartók: Violin Sonatas (Alpha)

A varied program by performers who are clearly at one about the music [LP]