Johannes Brahms Essentials

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Johannes Brahms Essentials

Born six years after Beethoven's death, and hailed by Schumann as a genius, Brahms continued the Germanic symphonic tradition at a time when Wagner was inventing a new musical and aesthetic language. His four symphonies and four concertos (two for piano plus a Violin Concerto and one for violin and cello) are cornerstones of the repertoire, and fuse classical form with deep expression. A passionate admirer of Bach's music, Brahms wrote a lot of choral music including his very human A German Requiem. His chamber and piano music, as well as a large body of songs, make him one of the undisputed greats.

No. 1 in G Minor. Allegro molto (Version for Orchestra)

Thomas Dausgaard, Svenska Kammarorkestern

3:08

III. Poco allegretto

Herbert Blomstedt, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

6:19

Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) [Arr. for Cello and Piano]

Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott

1:49

I. Allegro

Janine Jansen, Martin Fröst, Torleif Thedéen, Boris Brovtsyn, Maxim Rysanov

12:47

I. Allegro non troppo

Leif Ove Andsnes, Artemis Quartet

14:54

III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

James Gaffigan, Vadim Gluzman, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

8:13

II. Andante, un poco adagio

Arthur Rubinstein, Guarneri Quartet

9:18

II. Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras

The Slovak Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, Ilona Tokody, István Gáti, János Ferencsik

16:03

I. No. 1 in D Minor. Andante (after the Scottish ballad "Edward")

6:48

No. 15 in A-Flat Major

Jonathan Plowright

1:15

I. Allegro non troppo

Rudolf Serkin, Mstislav Rostropovich

15:04

I. Allegro non troppo

Emil Gilels, Eugen Jochum, Berlin Philharmonic

18:17

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski

10:49

II. Adagio

Daniel Barenboim, John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra

15:48

III. Vivace non troppo

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Pablo Ferrández, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Manfred Honeck

8:49

I. Allegro non troppo

Carlos Kleiber, Vienna Philharmonic

12:50

I. Allegro

Peter Schidlof, Murray Perahia, Norbert Brainin, Amadeus Quartet, Martin Lovett

14:07

III. Adagio Mesto

Maureen Jones, Barry Tuckwell, Brenton Langbein

8:06

I. Allegro maestoso

Alexandre Kantorow

12:15

No. 4 in F Minor (Piano 4-Hands Version)

Frank Braley, Nicholas Angelich

3:54

Rhapsodie en Si Mineur No. 1, Agitato

10:07

Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79 No. 2

Martha Argerich

6:31

No. 2, Intermezzo No. 2 in A Major (Andante teneramente) [Remastered]

5:47

I. Allegro con moto - Allegro con brio

17:43

III. Andante

Paavo Järvi, Nicholas Angelich, Frankfurt Radio Symphony

12:29

Seven Songs, op.62 (Vergangen ist mir Glück und Heil)

RIAS Kammerchor, Marcus Creed

3:26

Allegro

Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Kálmán Balogh, András Keller

2:30

Presto

Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Kálmán Balogh, András Keller

3:03

II. Romanze (Poco adagio)

Emerson String Quartet

7:24

II. Andante

Artemis Quartet

7:09

Rhapsody For Alto, Chorus, And Orchestra, Op. 53

Christa Ludwig, Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Böhm, Wiener Singverein

16:11

II. Andante

5:19

III. Scherzo. Allegro

3:52

No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor

6:39

No. 3, Ballade in G Minor

3:23

II. Andante con moto

Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma

8:03

I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Arthur Rubinstein, David Soyer, Michael Tree, Arnold Steinhardt, Members of the Guarneri String Quartet

10:41

No. 5, Chaconne von J.S. Bach (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1004)

Alexandre Kantorow

18:17

Theme and Variations in D Minor, Op. 18b

11:09

Fuga

4:48

Four Ballades, Op. 10, No. 4 in B

8:53

No. 9, Am Donaustrande

Justin Doyle, Philip Mayers, RIAS Kammerchor, Angela Gassenhuber

2:04

III. Scherzo

Itzhak Perlman, Martha Argerich

5:42

III. Andante grazioso

Lars Vogt, Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff

4:06

III. Adagio non troppo

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

15:19

I. Allegro moderato (Remastered 1992)

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

8:40

Schicksalslied for Choir and Orchestra, Op. 54

Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent

16:27

I. Allegro

Andreas Ottensamer, Gautier Capuçon, Yuja Wang

7:39

I. Allegro amabile

András Schiff, Jörg Widmann

8:35

III. Allegretto grazioso

Anthony McGill, Gloria Chien

4:07

II. Adagio affettuoso

Daniel Barenboim, Jacqueline du Pré

7:33

I. Vivace Ma Non Troppo

Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman

11:14

II. Adagio

Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman

4:49

Auch das Schöne muß sterben!

Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

14:11

I. Allegro non troppo

Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Emanuel Ax

16:45

1. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

Cecil Aronowitz, Amadeus Quartet

10:03

I. Allegro ma non troppo

Yo-Yo Ma, Cho-Liang Lin, Michael Tree, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Isaac Stern

15:27

II. Andante ma moderato

Belcea Quartet, Tabea Zimmermann, Jean-Guihen Queyras

9:31

II. Adagio

Pavel Haas Quartet, Pavel Nikl

6:09

I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

Thomas Kakuska, Belcea Quartet

12:56

I. Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh

Matthias Goerne, Christoph Eschenbach

4:33

3. O Tod, wie bitter bist du

Justus Zeyen, Thomas Quasthoff

3:39

No. 11. O Welt, ich muss dich lassen

Anne Horsch

3:24

I. an Die Heimat

Edith Mathis, Brigitte Fassbaender, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Karl Engel

4:47

No. 4, Wiegenlied

Anna Lucia Richter, Ammiel Bushakevitz

2:10

Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91, No. 2

Jessye Norman, Wolfram Christ, Daniel Barenboim

6:15

Immer Leiser Wird Mein Schlummer, Op. 105, No. 2

Daniel Barenboim, Jessye Norman

4:00

Begräbnisgesang, Op. 13

Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bernard Haitink, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

7:54

Ave Maria, Op. 12

Danish National Symphony Choir, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Gerd Albrecht

3:48