BRAHMS; JOHANNES

Big Boxes: Abbado’s Complete DG Berlin Recordings

Jed Distler

Deutsche Grammophon’s umpteenth Claudio Abbado boxed set gathers under one […]

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Amsterdam Sinfonietta’s Partially Persuasive Bartók and Brahms

Victor Carr Jr

After a number of well-executed renditions of Shostakovich string quartets by Candida Thompson and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, this Bartók Divertimento strangely disappoints. The normally arresting

Big Boxes–Piano Masters in Berlin: Great Concertos

Jed Distler

Deutsche Grammophon has bundled eight “original jacket” albums from the

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Fate, Eternity, And A Few Waltzes

David Vernier

Fate. Destiny. The Divine and the Human. Beauty and Death. Sorrow and Hope. Eternity. While the themes and texts (Hölderlin; Goethe; Schiller) of the primary

Norman Krieger’s Brahmsian Reserve

Jed Distler

The arresting intensity and individual profile distinguishing Norman Krieger’s 2007 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 recording with JoAnn Falletta conducting the Virginia Symphony Orchestra doesn’t

Reference Recording: The Takács Plays Brahms String Quintets

David Hurwitz

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Karajan’s Classic Vienna Brahms and Dvorák Revisited

David Hurwitz

Herbert von Karajan made so many records that sifting through

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Big Boxes: Gerard Schwarz Delivers the Goods on Naxos

David Hurwitz

This has got to be the most intelligent, comprehensive, and

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Dausgaard’s Uninteresting Brahms Second

David Hurwitz

This latest installment in Thomas Dausgaard’s ongoing effort to downsize the romantic symphonic repertoire isn’t as bad as some of his previous releases, but it’s