Brahms – Violin Concerto, Double Concerto – Julia Fischer, Müller-Schott

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op.102

Julia Fischer - violin
Daniel Müller Schott - cello
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam
Yakov Kreizberg - conductor

Brahms, Clarke, Vieuxtemps – Sonatas for Viola & Piano – Tabea Zimmermann (Vol.1)

Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979):
Sonata for Viola and Piano
Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881):
Sonata for Viola and Piano in B flat major, op.36
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Viola and Piano in E flat major, op.120 no.2

Tabea Zimmermann - viola
Kirill Gerstein - piano

Brahms, Schubert, Franck – Sonatas for Viola & Piano – Tabea Zimmermann (Vol.2)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, op.120 no.1
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata for Arpeggione (Viola) amd Piano in A minor, D.821
César Franck (1822-1890):
Sonata for Violin (Viola) and Piano in A major

Tabea Zimmermann - viola
Kirill Gerstein - piano

Brahms – Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata No.3 – Maxim Vengerov

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, op.108

Maxim Vengerov - violin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim - conductor & piano

Brahms – Clarinet Quintet and Trio – Joan Enric Lluna

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet op.115
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, op.114

Joan Enric Lluna - clarinet
Tokyo String Quartet
Lluís Claret - cello
Josep Colom - piano

Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem – John-Eliot Gardiner

Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672):
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
Selig sind die Toten
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Ein deutsches Requiem

Katharine Fuge - soprano
Matthew Brook - baritone
The Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

Brahms – Violin Concerto – Viktoria Mullova

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

Viktoria Mullova - violin
Berliner Philarmoniker
Claudio Abbado - conductor

Brahms – Cello Sonatas – Anthony Leroy

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in E minor, op.38
Anklange, op.7
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in F major, op.99
Die Mainacht, op.43

Anthony Leroy - cello
Sandra Moubarak - piano

Brahms – Violin Sonatas – Geneviève Laurenceau

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Sonata in G major, op.78
Violin Sonata in A major, op.100
Violin Sonata in D minor, op.108

Geneviève Laurenceau - violin
Johan Farjot - piano

Brahms, Dvořák, Reger – Duets – Fassbaender, Banse

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Die Meere, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 20-3
Weg der Liebe I, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 20-1
Weg der Liebe II, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 20-2
Am Strande for voice & piano, Op. 63- No 3
Phänomen, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 61-3
Die Boten der Liebe, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 61-4
Klosterfräulein, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 61-2
Guter Rat, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 75-2
Jägerlied, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 66-4- No 4
Die Schwestern, duet for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 61-1
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
5 Moravian Duets for soprano, contralto & piano, B. 60 (Op. 29)
8 Moravian Duets for soprano, contralto & piano, B. 62 (Op. 32)
Max Reger (1873-1916):
3 Duets for soprano, contralto & piano, Op. 111a

Juliane Banse - soprano
Brigitte Fassbaender - mezzo-soprano
Cord Garben - piano

Brahms - Piano trio No.1 - Zacharias, Hoelsche, Schiff

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No.1 in B major, op.8

Christian Zacharias - piano
Ulf Hoelscher - violin
Heinrich Schiff - cello

Brahms - String Sextet No.2 - Alban Berg Quartet, Amadeus Ensemble

"(...) A fortieth anniversary concert by this unique ensemble [Amadeus Quartett], scheduled for the 23rd October 1987 in the Salle Favart of the Ópera-Comique in Paris, was taken over at short notice after the death of Peter Schidlof [member of the Amadeus Quartet] by the Alban Berg Quartett, who had been close friends of the Amadeus for ten years and for whom the Amadeus was the 'symbol of the string quartet'. Soon, however, a spontaneous desire among the two groups of players to make music together resulted in a change of programme. (...) after the interval, the three surviving members of the Amadeus Quartet joined three members of the Alban Berg Quartett (...) to perform the second of Brahms's two string sextets (in G, op.36). This is the performance recorded here (...)" [Robin Golding in the booklet]

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
String Sextet No.2 in G major, op.36
Andante, ma moderato from the String Sextet No.1 in B flat major, op.18

Amadeus Ensemble
Alban Berg Quartett (members)

Brahms - Double Concerto - Kremer, Maisky; Bernstein

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra in A minor, op.102 (Double Concerto)
Akademische Festouvertüre, op.80 (Academic Festival Overture)

Gidon Kremer - violin
Mischa Maisky - cello
Wiener Philarmoniker
Leonard Bernstein- conductor

Brahms - The Violin Sonatas - Zukerman, Barenboim

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata for Piano and Violin No.1 in G major, op.78
Sonata for Piano and Violin No.2 in A major, op.100
Sonata for Piano and Violin No.3 in D minor, op.108

Pinchas Zukerman - violin
Daniel Barenboim - piano

Brahms - Viola Sonatas op.120; Schumann - Märchenbilder

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Sonata in E flat for Viola and Piano Op.120 no.2
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) - Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano op.113
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Sonata in F minor for Viola and Piano Op.120 no.1

Nobuko Imai - Viola
Roger Vignoles - Piano

Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Pollini, Abbado

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83

Maurizio Pollini - piano
Wiener Philarmoniker
Claudio Abbado - conductor

Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances for piano duet - Katia & Marielle Labèque

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
21 Hungarian Dances for piano duet

Katia & Marielle Labèque - pianos

Brahms - Lieder - Jessye Norman, Barenboim

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Lieder

Jessye Norman - soprano
Daniel Barenboim - piano

Brahms - Serenade No. 2 - Tilson Thomas

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Serenade No.2 for Small Orchestra in A major, op.16
Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, op.56a
Three Hungarian Dances Nos.1, 3 & 10 (orch. J.Brahms)
Five Hungarian Dances Nos.17-21 (orch. A.Dvořák)

London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas - conductor

Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances - Abbado

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Hungarian Dances (orchestrated by Brahms, Hallén, Juon, Schmeling, Gál, Parlow, Dvorák)

Wiener Philarmoniker
Claudio Abbado - conductor