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Johannes Brahms - Orchestral & Choral Works
7th Nov 2014
James surveys recordings of orchestral and choral works by Brahms, and selects some of his favourites.
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Brahms choral discs from Gardiner and Herreweghe
5th Mar 2012
Gardiner follows his recording of the complete symphonies with an account of the Deutsches Requiem that scores highly on textual clarity, whilst Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent offer luminous performances of the Alto Rhapsody (with Ann Hallenberg as soloist) and Schicksalsied.
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Brahms/Schoenberg from Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker
8th Aug 2011
Rattle conducts Schoenberg’s orchestration of the Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, plus the Chamber Symphony No. 1 and Accompanying Music to a Cinematographic Scene.
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Robin Ticciati and Brahms' Choral Works
22nd Mar 2010
The 27-year-old conductor brings a wonderful Brahmsian glow to the Alto Rhapsody (with Alice Coote as soloist), Nänie, Gesang der Parzen and the Schicksalslied with the Bamberger Symphoniker and Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
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Rattle conducts Brahms
31st Aug 2009
The ‘incredible warmth and beauty of sound’ which Rattle coaxes from the Berliner Philharmoniker in the four symphonies echoes the achievement of their Gramophone award-winning recording of Ein deutsches Requiem in 2007.
