BRAHMS; JOHANNES

Third Time Around for Pollini’s Brahms First

Jed Distler

Maurizio Pollini’s first recording of Brahms’ D minor concerto, a collaboration with Karl Böhm and the Vienna Philharmonic, came out in 1980. Not leaving well

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Chailly’s Brahms: OK Hors d’Oeuvres, Mediocre Entrées

David Hurwitz

There are some interesting bonuses in this three-disc set: an

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Jascha Heifetz The Supreme

Jed Distler

If you’re looking for a basic yet representative Jascha Heifetz

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Under the Radar: Swensen Aces Brahms’ Violin Concerto

David Hurwitz

This remarkable performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto stands among

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Reference Recording: Oistrakh’s Classic Brahms Violin Concerto

David Hurwitz

David Oistrakh’s recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto with Otto

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Big Boxes: The Legendary William Kapell

Jed Distler

The death of William Kapell in a 1953 plane crash

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Big Boxes: Kertesz and The London Years

David Hurwitz

First let’s talk about the silly concept: Kertesz made plenty

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Big Boxes: Giulini’s Interesting But Patchy Concertos

David Hurwitz

For a conductor who had such a long and extensive

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Big Boxes: Italian Universal’s Art of Giulini

David Hurwitz

This sixteen CD set contains a generally well-chosen selection of

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Haitink’s Alternately Enthralling and Frustrating Symphony Edition

David Hurwitz

These performances have been mindlessly reissued countless times in various

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CD From Hell: Bad Transfers of Kletzki’s Embarrassing Mahler 1 and 9

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

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Big Boxes: Abbado’s Frustrating Mahler

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

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Five Mahler 3s, Mr. Haitink, Is Four Too Many

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

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