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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.

Search: Szell Sony Brahms Symphony Set

maazel brahms the four symphonies

Found at amazon from 3rd parties starting at $43

Search: Szell Cleveland Brahms symphony

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

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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