Brahms
Brahms composed for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, piano, organ, and voice and chorus. A virtuoso pianist, he premiered many of his own works. He worked with some of the leading performers of his time, including the pianist Clara Schumann and the violinist Joseph Joachim (the three were close friends). Many of his works have become staples of the modern concert repertoire. An uncompromising perfectionist, Brahms destroyed some of his works and left others unpublished.
Brahms has been considered, by his contemporaries and by later writers, as both a traditionalist and an innovator. His music is firmly rooted in the structures and compositional techniques of the Classical masters. While many contemporaries found his music too academic, his contribution and craftsmanship have been admired by subsequent figures as diverse as Arnold Schoenberg and Edward Elgar. The diligent, highly constructed nature of Brahms's works was a starting point and an inspiration for a generation of composers. Embedded within his meticulous structures, however, are deeply romantic motifs.
Brahms
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Victor Studio Recordings, 1927 – 1928
Total duration: 78:34
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
J STRAUSS II On The Beautiful Blue Danube
J STRAUSS II Tales from the Vienna Woods
WEBER Invitation to the Dance
Victor studio recordings, 1926-1933
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
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STOKOWSKI The Pristine NBC Symphony Series
A 16-CD set featuring music by: Amfitheatrof, Antheil, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Butterworth, Cooley, Copland, Creston, Debussy, Gould, Hanson, Harris, Hindemith, Holst, Hovhaness, Kelly, Lavalle, Milhaud, Mohaupt, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schoenberg, Schuman, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Stringfield, Tchaikovsky, Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Wagner
Anne Brown. soprano
Winifred Heidt. contralto
William Horne. tenor
Lawrence Whisonant. bass
Eduard Steuermann, piano
Collegiate Chorale
The Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
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BRAHMS Symphony No. 3
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
Studio recordings, 1951
Total duration: 67:00
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
conducted by George Szell
BACH Violin Sonatas 1 & 2
BACH Concerto for Two Violins
HANDEL Violin Sonata No. 4
TARTINI Violin Sonata in G
TARTINI Violin Concerto in D minor
MOZART Violin Sonata No. 21
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4
short works by BACH, EXAUDET, TARTINI, VERACINI
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
WEBER Violin Sonata No. 3
PAGANINI Caprices
SCHUBERT Rondo
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3
Music by Berlioz, Hubay, Elgar, Kreisler, Dvořák, Chabrier, Rimsky-Korsakov, Falla
WARLOCK Capriol Suite
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto
BARTÓK Hungarian Folk Tunes
BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances
IVES Violin Sonata No. 4
BLOCH Violin Concerto
music by Debussy, Ravel, Milhaud, Lie, Szymanowski, Scriabin, Stravinsky
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3
Music by Berlioz, Hubay, Elgar, Kreisler, Dvořák, Chabrier, Rimsky-Korsakov, Falla
Studio recordings, 1926-1946
Total duration: 2hr 27:05
Joseph Szigeti, violin
Egon Petri, piano
Kurt Ruhrseitz, piano
Nikita Magaloff, piano
Constant Lambert ∙ Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham ∙ London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Hamilton Harty ∙ Hallé Orchestra