Brahms Composer
Brahms Symphony Set
audioasylum.com thread Best Brahms Symphonies set on CD?
Well, since you asked.... - Doktor Brahms
Well, since you asked…. - Doktor Brahms 10:55:47 04/13/05
Summary:
Great Brahms, easy to find: Szell (Sony), Walter (Sony), Bohm (DG)
Great Brahms, harder to find: Kertesz (London/Decca), Maazel (Scribendum)
Whatever set you choose, I know you will enjoy your exploration of these supreme masterpieces. Happy listening!
Two of the world’s great orchestras have repeatedly given us worthy Brahms cycles: Cleveland and Vienna. All of the Cleveland cycles are worthwhile, but to me the Szell set on Sony is the most satisfying. (And, inexpensive and readily available.)
Maazel/Cleveland is a sleeper: this is the set that Decca should give wide currency, not Solti/Chicago. The sound is superb; the playing is extraordinary; and Maazel is surprisingly effective. Alas–the set is hard to track down. I think it’s currently available on the Scribendum label in Europe.
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maazel brahms the four symphonies
Found at amazon from 3rd parties starting at $43
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Sony ASIN: B000025TZQ
Label: Sony ASIN: B000025TZQ
Sony Essential classics Brahms: The 4 Symphonies
Search: Brahms symphony Maazel Scribendum
Great Brahms, harder to find: Kertesz (London/Decca), Maazel (Scribendum)
$19 at amazon Brahms: The Four Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Academic Festival Overture / Tragic Overture
Ordered this - Wed Apr 12 10:47:34 MDT 2017
Great Brahms, harder to find: Kertesz (London/Decca), Maazel (Scribendum)
$19 at amazon Brahms: The Four Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Academic Festival Overture / Tragic Overture
Ordered this -
Great Brahms, harder to find: Kertesz (London/Decca), Maazel (Scribendum)
$19 at amazon Brahms: The Four Symphonies / Haydn Variations / Academic Festival Overture / Tragic Overture
Ordered this - Wed Apr 12 09:55:54 MDT 2017
Label: Eloquence ASIN: B00KYT9OH2
$26 at amazon Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 / Serenades Nos. 1 & 2 / Haydn Variations Box set, Import
Found this set with great reviews. István Kertész (Conductor), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Decca Eloquence