Brahms: Hungarian Dances; Academic Festival Overture

On this CD:

1. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo or orchestra), WoO 1
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Norberto Capelli, Hector Moreno

2. Academic Festival Overture, for orchestra in C minor ("Akademische Festouvertüre"), Op. 80
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Norberto Capelli, Hector Moreno

Tracks:

Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90: Allegro con brio
Piano Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 83: Allegro appassionato
Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 83: Rondo
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73: Adagio non troppo
Serenade, Op. 106: No. 1
Violin Concerto in D Major. Op. 77: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73: Allegro con spirito
Capriccio in B Minor, Op. 76: No. 2
Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D-flat Major
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68: Andante sostenuto
Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: Maestoso
Lullaby, Op. 49: No. 4
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor
Variations On A Theme By Paganini, Op. 35: Book II
Rinaldo, Op. 50
Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 39: No. 15
Love Song Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 1
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-sharp Major
Variations on a Theme by Haydn: Op. 56a
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68: Excerpts
Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73: Allegro non troppo
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: Op. 77
Academic Festival Overture: Op. 80
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major: Allegro non troppo
Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90: Allegro
Clarinet Quintet In B Minor, Op. 115: Allegro
Tragic Overture: Op. 81
Academic Festival Overture: Op. 80
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 1 in G Minor
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 2 in F Major
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 10 in E Major
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 5 in F-sharp Major
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 6 in D-flat Major
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 7 in A Major
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 17 in F-sharp Minor
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 19 in B Minor
9 Hungarian Dances: No. 21 in E Minor

Customer Reviews:

great series.......2007-01-10

This CD along with the others in the series is very good. So far we have collected about ten different ones. They are thorough and interesting. I homeschool and it has been a great additon to our teaching materials and tools. The narrarated history format interspersed with the composer's music is key to keeping the interest of the children. A must-have for introducing classical music with historical background to your kids and at a great price on Amazon!

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Pieces too lengthy and ambient for a 'best of'.

Brahms: Greatest Hits

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ASIN: B000002A1H
Release Date: 1994-08-09

Tracks:

Hungarian Dance No. 5
Lullaby, Op. 49, No. 4
Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Variations On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a: Finale. Andante
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: Allegro, Ma Non Tanto
Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98: Allegro Giocoso - Poco Meno Presto
Piano Quartet In G Minor, Op. 25: Rondo Alla Zingarese. Presto
Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Waltz In A-Flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op.68: Adiagio-Allegro Non Troppo Ma Con Brio

Customer Reviews:

Pieces too lengthy and ambient for a 'best of'........2003-11-17

'Greatest Hits' compilations are purposeful for those who don't want 'the whole piece'.This cd has too many long and ambient versions to be suitable for beginners to Brahms.Alot of his outstanding moments are 'blended in', rather than 'stood out'.So his melodic element is missed on some selections.But there are stand-outs.This Hungarian Dance n.5 is the most extravagent version i've heard.The tempo-changes are clever, and the orchestra packs a gypsy punch.A couple of the chamber works are great (tho u can find similar to those versions on many brahms' best of's).I find the melody of 'lullaby' is a bit lost in how very slowly it's done.Most 'Brahms' Greatest Hits' do focus more heavily on his orchestral pieces.This one also does, so I feel theres too few of his great chamber (trio/4tet/5tet) themes.

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3.5 stars -- a good starter set if the cost is not an issue
Magnificent, highly energized Brahms--Karajan's only rival from the Seventies

Brahms: The Symphonies

Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
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ASIN: B00000E58C
Release Date: 1994-02-25

Tracks:

Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68
Symphony No. 2 In D, Op. 73
Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90
Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98
Serenade In D, Op. 11
Serenade In A, Op. 16
Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op. 56a
Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Hungarian Dances, No. 1, 3, & 10

Customer Reviews:

3.5 stars -- a good starter set if the cost is not an issue.......2007-04-10

This import box represents Bernard Haitink's best Brahms orchestral output, recorded from 1970-80 during his heyday with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The remastering hasn't changed the sound much from the days these were released on silent surface vinyl recordings; the only difference I can hear is a bit more on the bottom. The upper range is identical to the vinyl pressings from that bygone era.

What has changed since the original release is Haitink's approach to Brahms. He later recorded most of the symphonies with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and has, in recent years, recorded them again with the London Symphony Orchestra on its Live label with some available in the super audio format. These recordings are more mature, slower, stodgier and less well-conceived, in my opinion, than his work in this set.

Perhaps along similar lines, these performances eschew the posturing and philosophizing conductors have put forthi in Brahms scores since the days of Furtwangler. Haitink is by contrast eminently straightforward, as he was in virtually all repetory in his salad days in Amsterdam.

My favorites in this set are the same as they were during the days these were out on vinyl -- the sunny Symphony No. 2, which exposes the best in Haitink's personality as well as the euphonius sounds of the Concertgebouw brass. The disk of the two Serenades is another personal favorite, especially that earlier Serenade in D major with its 15-minute adagio. The mating of Symphonies 2 & 3 on a single CD is another of the high points of the set, which you have to buy in order to get this recording.

The less successful Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4, which require a bit more brooding, drama and understandinig than Haitink offers here to be fully accomplished, are available new on single disks for as little at $5-$6. This set offers a number of makeweights to fill out disks -- the Haydn variations and three Hungarian dances with Symphony 4; the Tragic and Academic Festival overtures accompany Symphony No. 1 -- that are all good without being masterful.

What most works against this set is the relatively high import cost and the fact that it takes four CDs to deliver the symphonies. When you consider that Karajan's remastered set from the same period is available on two disks for about $12 and you can buy Bruno Walter's beloved Brahms symphonies, accompanied by more substantial add-ons than here, on three disks for around $15, it places this set at a great disadvantage. You really have to be sold on Haitink to choose this over these and other historic recordings.

The great advantage, of course, is the addition of the two Serenades, a real jewel in this compendium, and the handsome packaging that includes a 34-page booklet in three languages with adequate notes and a bio on the conductor. In addition, this is still Haitink's best attempt at recording Brahms major orchestral works and is several notches better than his later recordings.

A good starter set, then, if cost is not an issue. More experienced collectors probably already have several versions of everything herein and may want to consider whether this meets any unmet need based on the conductor's literal style and the glorious playing and sound of the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Magnificent, highly energized Brahms--Karajan's only rival from the Seventies.......2006-02-23

Haitink was fairly new leading the Concertgebouw when he recored this Brahms cycle from 1970-73, yet the two are in remarkable sympathy. He asks for vibrant, energized playing, and they deliver beyond all expectation. These performances are frequently hair-raising; for sheer excitement they rival Toscanini and Karajan, withuot the former's tightness or the latter's grandiosity (great as both are).

Haitink's Brahms manages to be powerful and genial at the same time, combining Bruno Walter's tenderness with dazzling virtuosity. A reviewer can kill a recording with praise, but I defy anyone not to find these readings spellbinding and deeply moving. It's like hearing all four symphonies for the first time (the same goes for the incidental overtures and the two serenades, which were recorded later in 1976 and 1980).

If you have only heard the dull Brahms performances that Haitink later delivered in Boston and London, you will be astonished at these early ones. Philips provides excellent analog sound with lots of impact, miked very close to give us a conductor's perspective. I can only say that I regret overlooking this Brahms cycle for so long and now must place it at the very top of the list.

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wonderfully unconventional

Brahms: Orchesterwerke

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B0000012Y3
Release Date: 1983-01-01

Tracks:

Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: 1. Un Poco Sostenuto-Allegro - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: 2. Andante Sostenuto - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: 3. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: 4. Adagio-Piu Andante-Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: 1. Allegro Con Brio - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: 2. Andante - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: 3. Poco Allegretto - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: 4. Allegro - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan

Tracks:

Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: 1. Allegro Non Troppo - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: 2. Adagio Non Troppo-L'istesso Tempo, Ma Grazioso - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: 3. Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino)-Presto Ma Non Assai-Tempo I - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: 4. Allegro Con Spirito - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Ser No.2 in A, Op.16: 1. Allegro Moderato - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.2 in A, Op.16: 2. Scherzo. Vivace - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.2 in A, Op.16: 3. Adagio Non Troppo - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.2 in A, Op.16: 4. Quasi Menuetto - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.2 in A, Op.16: 5. Rondo. Allegro - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado

Tracks:

Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: 1. Allegro Non Troppo - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: 2. Andante Moderato - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: 3. Allegro Giocoso-Poco Meno Presto-Tempo I - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: 4. Allegro Energico E Passionato-Piu Allegro - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Tragic Ov, Op.81: Allegro Non Troppo-Molto Piu Moderato-Tempo Primo-Un Poco Sostenuto-In. - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Chorale St. Antoni. Andante - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Var I: Poco Piu Animato - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Var II: Piu Vivace - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Var III: Con Moto - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Var IV: Andante Con Moto - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Var V: Vivace - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Var VI: Vivace - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Var VII: Grazioso - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Var VIII: Presto Non Troppo - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
Vars in B flat On A Theme, Op.56a: Finale. Andante - Berlin Phil/Herbert Von Karajan

Tracks:

Ser No.1 in D, Op.11: 1. Allegro Molto - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.1 in D, Op.11: 2. Scherzo. Allegro Non Troppo-Trio. Poco Piu Moto - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.1 in D, Op.11: 3. Adagio Non Troppo - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.1 in D, Op.11: 4. Menuetto I-Menuetto II - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.1 in D, Op.11: 5. Scherzo. Allegro-Trio - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Ser No.1 in D, Op.11: 6. Rondo. Allegro - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado
Academic Festival Ov, Op.80: Allegro - L'istesso Tempo, Un Poco Maestoso -Maestoso - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado

Tracks:

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.1 in g. Allegro Molto - Wiener Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.2 in D. Allegro Non Assai-Vivace - Wiener Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.3 in F. Allegretto - Wiener Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.4 in f#. Poco Sostenuto-Vivace - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.5 in g. Allegro-Vivace - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.6 in D. Vivace - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.7 in F. Allegretto-Vivo - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.8 in a. Presto - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.9 in e. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.10 in F. Presto - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.11 in d. Poco Andante - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.12 in d. Presto - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.13 in D. Andantino Graziosi-Vivace - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.14 in d. Un Poco Andante - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.15 in B flat. Allegretto Grazioso - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.16 in F. Con Moto - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.17 in f#. Andantino-Vivace - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.18 in D. Molto Vivace - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.19 in b. Allegretto - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.20 in e. Vivace - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado
Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No.21 in e. Vivace - Weiner Phil/Claudio Abbado

Customer Reviews:

wonderfully unconventional.......2000-03-15

The current debate over Brahms among music scholars is whether romantic interpretation should be applied to his music. Brahms was a neo-classical romantic period composer. He disliked wagner's music passionately, and took more after Beethoven than any other composer. Whether he would like this recording or not is questionable. At times over-indulgent in dramatic conventions, this recording gives the most romantic version of the symphonies that I can call to mind. It is beautifully done however, and is certainly passionate, and very enjoyable, if not historically accurate. This five disc set encompasses music of one of the orchestral masters in a way that few conductors dare to present it. The Berlin Philharmonic plays absolutely beautifully. If you dont mind dramatic interpretations of Brahms, this set is well worth the money. If you already own a more standard collection, this makes a great second set of the works.

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Treasury of Golden Classics

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William Tell [Excerpts]
1812 Overture [Excerpts]
Fantasie Impromptu [Excerpts]
Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumble Bee [Excerpts]
Waltz in C Sharp Minor [Excerpts]
Scheherezade [Excerpts]
Blue Danube Waltz [Excerpts]
Coppelia Ballet Suite [Excerpts]
Light Cavalry: Overture [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 5 [Excerpts]
Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325 [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 5 [Excerpts]
Suite No. 3: No. 2, Air for G String [Excerpts]
Tannhauser: Overture [Excerpts]
Emperor Waltz, Op. 437: Excerpts]
Piano Concerto No. 1: Excerpts]
Nutcracker, Ballet: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy [Excerpts]
Sorochintski Fair: Gopak [Excerpts]
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik [Excerpts]
Minute Waltz
Carmen: Habanera [Excerpts]
Moonlight Sonata [Excerpts]
Swan Lake [Excerpts]
Camptown Races [Excerpts]
Die Fledermaus: Overture [Excerpts]
Work: Polonaise [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 7 (Unfinished) [Excerpts]
New World Symphony [Excerpts]

Tracks:

Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers [Excerpts]
Work: Hungarian Rhapsody [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 4: 3rd Movement [Excerpts]
Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod [Excerpts]
Academic Festival Overture [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 3 : 3rd Movement [Eroica][Excerpt]
Voices of Spring Waltz [Excerpts]
Concerto No. 21 (Elvira Madigan Theme) [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 1: 3rd Movement [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: March [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 40 [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) [Excerpts]
Capriccio Espagnole [Excerpts]
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat [Excerpts]
Sylvia Ballet [Excerpts]
Arlesienne Suite: Minuette [Excerpts]
Trisch Trasch Polka [Excerpts]
Hungarian Dance No. 7 [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: Overture [Excerpts]
I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans [Excerpts]
Perpetual Motion [Excerpts]
Meistersinger Overture [Excerpts]
Preludes [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 2 [Excerpts]
Radetsky-Marsch [Excerpts]
Marseillaise [Excerpts]
Scheherezade: Prince & Princess [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 6 : 3rd Movement [Excerpts]

Tracks:

Belle Helene: Prelude to Act 2 [Excerpts]
Polonaise, Op. 53 [Excerpts]
Swan Lake: Spanish Dance [Excerpts]
Swan Lake: Neopolitan Song [Excerpts]
Poet and Peasant: Overture [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: Chinese Dance [Excerpts]
Die Fledermaus, Operetta: You and You Waltz [Excerpts]
Piano Concerto #5, "Emperor" [Excerpts]
Grand Valse Brilliante in E Flat [Excerpts]
Violin Concerto in D [Excerpts]
Water Music: Adagio [Excerpts]
Roses from the South, Op. 388 [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons [Excerpts]
Wellington's Victory [Excerpts]
Waltz No. 2 in A, Op. 34 [Excerpts]
Waltz No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 64/2 [Excerpts]
Prince Igor, Opera: Polovtsian Dances [Excerpts]
Der Rosenkavalier, Operetta [Excerpts]
Symphonie Fantastique [Excerpts]
Vie Parisienne: Excerpts
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: Trepak [Excerpts]
Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: No. 2, Valse in G Major [Exce]
Waltz No. 11 in G Flat
Leichtes Blut (Gay Blood Polka) [Excerpts]
Mephisto Waltz [Excerpts]
Swan Lake, Ballet: Hungarian Dance/Czardas [Excerpts]
Weiner Blut (Vienna Blood) [Excerpts]
Sleeping Beauty [Excerpts]
Gayne Ballet: Sabre Dance [Excerpts]
Hora Staccato [Excerpts]

Tracks:

Rhapsodie Espagnole [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 9 (Choral) [Excerpts]
Finlandia [Excerpts]
Golliwogs Cakewalk [Excerpts]
Red Poppy: Russian Sailors' Dance [Excerpts]
Snow Maiden, Opera: Dance of the Buffoons [Excerpts]
Pizzicato Polka [Excerpts]
Bolero [Excerpts]
Valse [Excerpts]
Sorcerors Apprentice [Excerpts]
Wine, Women and Song [Excerpts]
Vienna Bon Bons [Excerpts]
Gold and Silver Waltz [Excerpts]
Ein Walzertraum, Operetta: Overture [Excerpts]
Der Zigeunerbaron [Excerpts]
Pavane Pour une Enfante Defunte [Excerpts]
Invitation to the Dance [Excerpts]
Carmen: Aragonaise [Excerpts]
Piano Concerto No. 2 [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 6 [Excerpts]
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Prince Igor, Opera: Unspecified Polovtsian Dance
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Symphony 1-4 Complete/Variations Haydn/Tragic

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The best
"A bit of musicality, please!!!!"
One of the best Brahms Symphonies Set

Symphony 1-4 Complete/Variations Haydn/Tragic
Johannes Brahms , George Szell , and Cleveland Orchestra
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Schumann: Symphonies 1-4; Manfred Overture

ASIN: B000025TZQ
Release Date: 1992-08-25

Tracks:

Sym No.1 in c, Op. 68: I. Un Poco Sostenuto: Allegro
Sym No.1 in c, Op. 68: II. Andante Sostenuto
Sym No.1 in c, Op. 68: III. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
Sym No.1 in c, Op. 68: IV. Finale: Adagio/Piu Andante/Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio
Vars On A Theme By Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a
Five Hungarian Dances: No.17 in f#: Andantino - The Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Five Hungarian Dances: No.18 in D: Molto Vivace - The Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Five Hungarian Dances: No.19 in b: Allegretto - The Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Five Hungarian Dances: No.20 in e: Poco Allegretto; Vivace - The Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
Five Hungarian Dances: No.21 in e: Vivace - The Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy

Tracks:

Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: I. Allegro Non Troppo
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: II. Adagio Non Troppo
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: III. Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino)-Presto Ma Non Assai
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: IV. Allegro Con Spirito
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: I. Allegro Con Brio
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: II. Andante
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: III. Poco Allegretto
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: IV. Allegro

Tracks:

Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: I. Allegro Non Troppo
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: II. Andante Moderato
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: III. Allegro Giocoso; Poco Meno Presto
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: IV. Allegro Energico E Passionato; Piu Allegro
Academic Festival Ov, Op.80
Tragic Ov, Op.81

Customer Reviews:

The best.......2007-05-23

We don't have conductors like Szell these days. He was the master of removing all but the music. In the case of Brahms a special challenge is the need to be strong and focused enough not to get self indulgent and bogged down. Rather one must stay true to the music. Few can do this. In addition to these recordings one thinks of the famous Heifetz/Reiner recording of the Brahms violin concerto and the Szell/Fleisher recording of the second Brahms paino concerto. These are all recordings that you can listen to over and over. But there is a danger here. If you get these recordings of the Brahms symphonies you will never be satisfied with any others again.

"A bit of musicality, please!!!!".......2006-03-30

This recording of Brahm's symphonies is musical garbage. George Szell was well known and critized for his precision. When dealing with classical greats like Mozart and Haydn, George Szell is one of the first conductors I seek after. I recommend his recordings of Mozart's 39th, 40th, and 41st. But!!! George Szell's abilities as a Romantic Period conductor (Brahms!) are lacking in the highest degree. Listening to this recording is like having to look at van Gogh's "Starry Night" painted with nothing but straight lines. The highest quality recording of Brahms's 'Third Symphony' that I've heard was recorded by Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. That recording comes on a disc that also includes and excellent, excellent rendition of Mendelssohn's "Hebrides Overture." As for BOXED SETs of the Brahm's Symphonies, Otto Klemperer's recording comes with my highest recommendations. Otto Klemperer KNEW the work of Brahms like few else. He even chided himself for writing pieces that sounded more like Brahms than like Klemperer. His recording of the Brahms Symphonies is available on EMI Classic's 'Great Recordings of the Century' label.

One of the best Brahms Symphonies Set.......2004-02-22

This set is truly one of the best recordings of Brahms that I have heard. The sound of Cleveland's strings is lush and the wind section was one of the greatest in history (John Mack on oboe, Robert Marcellus on clarinet). Listen especially to the second movement of the 3rd Symphony.

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500 Classic Masterpieces

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ASIN: B00008FZWM
Release Date: 1992-11-04

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Nature's Symphonies: Midnight Storm

Manufacturer: Delta
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Tracks:

Toccata & Fugue In D Minor
Ricercore C Minor
Grande Valse Brillante
Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
Symphony #5 In C Minor, Op. 67
Symphony #40 G Minor, K. 550
Symphony #41 C Major, K. 551
'Unfinished' Symphony, 1st Movement
Dance No. 5
Symphony #9 E Minor, Op. 95, 2nd Movement
Symphony #5 B Flat Major, 2nd Movement
Suite #2, Op. 55, 'Sovieg's Song'
Symphony #1, 2nd Movement

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A Great Brahmsian's Last Commercial Recordings of the Works

Brahms: The Four Symphonies

Manufacturer: RCA
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Release Date: 1990-05-25

Tracks:

Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: Un Poco Sostenuto/Allegro - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: Andante Sostenuto - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Sym No.1 in c, Op.68: Adagio/Piu Andante/Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Academic Festival Ov, Op.80 - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Hungarian Dances: No.1 in g - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Hungarian Dances: No.17 in f# - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Hungarian Dances: No.20 in e - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Hungarian Dances: - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO

Tracks:

Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: Allegro Non Troppo - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: Adagio Non Troppo - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Sym No.2 in D, Op.73: Allegro Con Spirito - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Chorale St. Antoni: Andante - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Var I: Poco Piu Animato - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Var II: Piu Vivace - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Var III: Con Moto - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Var IV: Andante Con Moto - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Var V: Vivace - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Var VI: Vivace - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Var VII: Grazioso - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Var VIII: Presto Non Troppo - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Vars On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a: Finale: Andante - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Tragic Ov, Op.81 - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini

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Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: Allegro Con Brio - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: Andante - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: Poco Allegretto - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Sym No.3 in F, Op.90: Allegro - NBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
Con in a, Op.102: Allegro - Mischa Mischakoff/Frank Miller
Con in a, Op.102: Andante - Mischa Mischakoff/Frank Miller
Con in a, Op.102 in a: Vivace Non Troppo - Mischa Mischakoff/Frank Miller

Tracks:

Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: Allegro Non Troppo - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: Andante Moderato - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: Allegro Giocoso - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Sym No.4 in e, Op.98: Allegro Energico E Passionata - Arturo Toscanini/NBC SO
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Rede, Madchen, Allzu Liebes - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Am Gesteine Rauscht Die Flut - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: O Die Frauen - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Wie Des Abends Schone Rote - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Die Grune Hopfenranke - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Ein Kleiner, Hubscher Vogel - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Wohl Schon Bewandt War Es - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Wenn So Lind Dein Auge Mir - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Am Donaustrande - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: O Wie Sanft Die Quelle - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Nein, Es Ist Nicht Auszukommen - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Schlosser Auf - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Vogelein Durchrauscht Die Luft - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Sieh, Wie Ist Die Welle Klar - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Nachtigall, Sie Singt So Schon - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Ein Dunkeler Schacht Ist Liebe - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Nicht Wandle, Mein Licht - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52: Es Bebt Das Gestrauche - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw/Walter Preston/Arthur Balsam/Joseph Kahn
Song Of The Fates, Op.89 - Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw

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A Great Brahmsian's Last Commercial Recordings of the Works.......1998-10-19

Though Arturo Toscanini was an Italian, with a strong commitment to the opera and musical history of his native land, in countries with a German cultural heritage, he became respected as an authentic interpreter of Brahms (as an artistic inheritor of the style of a Brahms confidante, the German conductor Steinbach.)

The NBC Symphony recordings included in this set are, in sum, in the finest possible sound transfers they have ever received (genuine mono, with crisp clarity and fine presence), better than any of the many previous releases dating back to the days of early 45 rpm and LP records. The performances are strong, and are characteristic of Toscanini's best late efforts to commit the composer's works to disk, though in a few cases, actual live radio broadcasts or concert performances offer greater relaxation and lyricism than these very intense readings.

Symphonies:

The First Symphony, recorded Nov. 6, 1951, is a very famous performance which by now must have sold in the millions of copies. It is slower and more grave than the intense live broadcast of 1943, in very wiry and distorted sound on Music & Arts set No. CD-995. I slightly prefer the 1941 Toscanini 78-rpm recording contained in Vol. 26 of the BMG Toscanini Collection (60277-2-RG) but the fidelity of those old shellac disks is not nearly as fine as the 30 ips high quality taped source for this '51 performance. Toscanini played the piece live on television about the same time, and the video transfer of the old kinescope film is available from BMG home video: the live performance is a bit "warmer".

The Second Symphony was taken down on tape at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 11, 1952, and has warm sound to complement the emotionally-rich reading.

The Third Symphony was recorded on Nov. 4, 1952: Toscanini seemed very tense, and -- though he used slow, broad tempi -- the reading is just not consistent or flowing. The live concert performance at Carnegie Hall, broadcast on Nov. 1, '51, was amazingly better. In this particular symphony, one might want to investigate the 1943 Toscanini live edition (in vastly inferior sound) in the Music & Arts set mentioned above.

The Fourth Symphony was given a very fine, powerful, and somewhat austere reading, taken down in a recording session at Carnegie on Dec. 3, 1951. The live broadcast was also similar: Toscanini offered us a very sober, serious, and intense view of this late Brahms piece, accenting the academic nature of the construction of the music, and downplaying the "autumnal" qualities.

The old 1935 BBC broadcast by Toscanini of this work is an utterly different presentation, with far greater emotional expression.

The Double Concerto: despite its relatively early date of Nov. 13, 1948, this broadcast from Studio 8H is in fine, clear sound, with perfect presence and no surface noise. The early LP issues were grotesquely thin and wiry, but not this CD (the video of the simulcast on NBC TV also has fine sound, too.) Mischa Mischakoff and Frank Miller are dedicated though self-effacing solo performers, and the Maestro moves the music along at an unsentimental dramatic clip.

The Song of the Fates: this very rarely played choral work of Brahms is full of drama and melody, and was well sung by the Robert Shaw Chorale. Again, as in the Double Concerto, the sound is very clear and transparent, considering the early date of Nov. 27, 1948, and is better than the previous LP issue and prior CD releases.

The Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: from the same live broadcast as the Double Concerto, these waltzes are performed by a small chorus with Arthur Balsam and Joseph Kahn as pianists, Toscanini conducting with great involvement, passion, and emotion (as one can see in the BMG home video transfer of the telecast.) The performance is as far from a ripe, romantic "Viennese" approach as could be imagined, so some will hate it (but others might love it, as I do!)

The Hungarian Dances: Nos. 1, 17, 20, and 21 are played in the orchestrations of Brahms and Dvorak, and recorded in super high fidelity sound on tape at Carnegie Hal on February 17, 1953: here is the frisson of the Hungarian element, emphasizing the paprika and not the Central-European schmaltz. Bracing!

The Tragic Overture is a live performance from one of the finest of the Maestro's last season of broadcasts, on Nov. 22, 1953 in Carnegie Hall: in very realistic sound, superbly registering the clarity of Toscanini's orchestral sonority, the NBC Symphony members dig very deeply into the heart and soul of this magnificent work.

The Academic Festival Overture: from a live NBC radio concert at Studio 8H on November 6, 1948, comes this good-sounding rendition, somewhat lacking in the lyricism and warmth we have come to expect from the piece, but bristling with vigor.

Tracks:

Un Poco Sostenuto; Allegro
Andante Sostenuto
Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
Adagio; Piu Andante; Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio
Academic Festival Overture
No. 1 In G Minor
No. 17 In F-Sharp Minor
No. 20 In E Minor
No. 21 In E Minor

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Toscanini's Final Thoughts About Brahms First.......1999-07-19

As I said in my review of the complete cycle of commercial Brahms recordings on BMG by Toscanini, this version of the First Symphony, recorded Nov. 6, 1951, is a very famous performance which by now must have sold in the millions of copies. It is slower and more grave than the intense live broadcast of 1943, in very wiry and distorted sound on Music & Arts set No. CD-995. I slightly prefer the 1941 Toscanini 78-rpm recording contained in Vol. 26 of the BMG Toscanini Collection (60277-2-RG) but the fidelity of those old shellac disks is not nearly as fine as the 30 ips high quality taped source for this '51 performance. Toscanini played the piece live on television about the same time, and the video transfer of the old kinescope film is available from BMG home video: the live performance is a bit "warmer".

It is a curious fact of history that when Toscanini faultered during his final NBC broadcast of April 4, 1954, the producer and engineer "panicked" in the control room, and switched from the flawed live Wagner performance into the opening movement of this very recording; then after a few seconds (when the Wagner seemed to be going well again) cross-faded back to the live pickup in Carnegie Hall! BOTH Wagner and Brahms must have turned over in their graves!

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