Brahms Discography

COMPOSITION	PERFORMER(S)	RATING	LABEL
A GERMAN REQUIEM, Op.45 FOR SOLOISTS, CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA	HENDRICKS/VAN DAM Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraHERBERT Von KARAJAN	****	DGG/D
SYMPHONY No.1 Op.68	Berlin Philharmonic/HERBERT Von KARAJAN	****	DGG/D
SYMPHONY No.2, Op.73 HAYDN VARIATIONS, Op.56a	Berlin Philharmonic/ HERBERT Von KARAJAN	****	EMI/D
SYMPHONY No.3, Op.90, HAYDN VARIATIONS, Op.56a	Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ LEONARD BERNSTEIN	***	DGG/D
SYMPHONY No.4, Op.98 TRAGIC OVERTURE, Op.81	Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ LEONARD BERNSTEIN	****	DGG/D
Seven HUNGARIAN DANCES	Vienna Philharmonic/CLAUDIO ABBADO	****	DGG/D
DOUBLE CONCERTO, Op.102 FOR VIOLIN AND CELLO	ISAAC STERN. violin/YO-YO-MA, cello/ Chicago Symphony/ CLAUDIO ABBADO	*****	CBS/D
CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA No.1, Op.15 in D minor	VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY, Piano / Concertgebouw Orchestra/ BERNARD HAITINK	*****	LONDON/D
CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA No.2, Op.83 in B Major	SVIATOSLAV RICHTER, Piano / Chicago Symphony/ ERICH LEINSDORF	*****	RCA/A
CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA No.2, Op.83 in B Major	KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN, Piano / Vienna Philharmonic/ LEONARD BERNSTEIN	****	DGG/D
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA IN D, Op.77	GIDON KREMER, Violin / Vienna Philharmonic/ LEONARD BERNSTEIN	*****	DGG/D
PIANO QUINTET, Op.34	CLEVELAND QUARTET/ EMANUEL AX, Piano	***	RCA/D
PIANO QUARTET Op.25	AMADEUS QUARTET / MURRAY PERAHIA, Piano	*****	CBS/D
PIANO QUARTET No.2, in A, Op.26	BORODIN QUARTET/ SVIATOSLAV RICHTER, Piano	****	PHILIPS/D
SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO No.1, 2 & 3	ITZHAK PERLMAN, Violin / VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY, Piano	****	EMI /D
SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO No.1 Op.38 SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO No.2 Op.99	LYNN HARRELL, Cello / VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY, Piano	***	LONDON/A
VARIATIONS ON THEMES BY PAGANINI & HANDEL, FOUR BALADS	JULIUS KATCHEN, Piano	*****	LONDON/A
THE FOUR BALLADS, Op.10	ARTURO Benedetti MICHELANGELI, Piano	*****	DGG/D
PIANO SONATAS No.1, Op.1, No.2, Op.2 No.3, Op.5. SCHERZO in E Flat, Op.4, FOUR BALLADS, Op.10	KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN, Piano	****	DGG/A DGG/D
FANTASIEN Op.116 , 3 INTERMEZZI Op.117, KLAVIERSTUCKE Op.119	STEPHEN BISHOP KOVACEVICH, Piano	*****	PHILIPS/D
2 RHAPSODIES Op.79, 16 WALTZES Op.39. KLAVIERSTUCKE Op.118	STEPHEN BISHOP KOVACEVICH, Piano	****	PHILIPS/D

Rating
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