Since you are interested in Piano Quartets Op.25, 26 & 60, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Serenades Op.11 & Op. 16 Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig / Kurt Masur (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] There was nothing else for it, but to take the well-nigh insurmountable hurdle set by Beethoven. And what is more, without once again falling flat on his face, as had been the case during the second performance of his Piano Concerto Op.15 in 1859. |
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 / Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Julia Fischer (violin) & Daniel Muller-Schott (cello) / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam / Yakov Kreizberg [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 1/May/2007 ] "A winning Brahms Double, violinist and cellist playing with warmth." RECORDING OF THE MONTH Gramophone Magazine August 2007 |
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Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op.68 / Haydn Variations Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "PentaTone's reviting "you"-are-there" recording makes it a winner…If you are looking for a new, uncontroversial, and trustworthy reading of Brahms's First Symphony in fantastic sound, I can recommend Janowski" Jeery Dubins, Fanfare |
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Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98 / 8 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Marek Janowski (conductor) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Marek Janowski concludes his superb Brahms cycle with this unquestionably great performance of the Fourth Symphony. Everything about it is memorable, stylish, and characterful." (ClassicsToday 10 performance 10 sound) |