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Karl Böhm leads a gentle and warmly lyrical Brahms Second, with relaxed tempos (a trifle slow in the inner movements) and an overall congeniality of
Emil Gilels is on fine form in these live performances taped December 24-27, 1977 (sonic differences lead me to suspect that the Rachmaninov and Brahms
It was fun getting to know these vintage Toscanini performances again. Fans of the conductor know that the great Brahms performances remain his live Philharmonia
Given his status as a former Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal Winner, we should expect more than just technical solidity and dependable professionalism
There’s often a whiff of the unseemly when record labels gather some of their stars to record together–or at least it seems more the result
This, Haitink’s third recording of the Third Symphony, clearly is the least successful. It captures the conductor in singularly dour mood, with plodding tempos and
The Brahms Third is one of those Stokowski performances wherein the conductor seeks to “improve” the score by subjecting it to a number of alterations
Emotion simmers and swirls mostly below the surface in the Op. 86 and Op. 121 songs, challenging the singer to sustain tension and maintain impetus
The Philadelphia Orchestra truly shines in Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, thanks to Riccardo Muti’s firm, invigorating projection of what adds up to more than mere
Shortly after releasing this Brahms Fourth in its Giulini/Chicago box, it reappears in EMI’s Great Recordings of the Century edition, which is good news for
