Since you are interested in Brahms: Complete Edition (Symphonies, Concertos, Chamber, Instrumental & Vocal works), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: The Complete Secular Choral Works, a cappella (Rec 1996-97) Gesa Hoppe (soprano) Gundula Schneider (mezzo-soprano) Fumiko Hatayama (contralto) Studio Vocale Karlsruhe. Werner Pfaff / Renner Ensemble. Bernd Enge [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] "This four CD set from Brilliant Classics is most attractively presented...choral works sensitively performed and recorded with numerous precious gems to be unearthed. A most appealing set! Highly recommended!" (MusicWeb June 2004) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin Vol 1 Isabelle Faust (violin) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "Hearing this performance, I was convinced more than ever that Faust is one of the greatest violinists of her generation. Needless to say Harmonia Mundi's recorded sound is beautiful. I cannot wait for the next instalment." (Keith) |
BEETHOVEN
Fidelio / Leonore (complete operas) Edda Moser, Richard Cassilly, Josef Protschka / Staatskapelle Dresden / Rundfunkchor Leipzig / Herbert Blomstedt / Vienna Philharmonic / Dohnanyi [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] This production juxtaposes two versions of Beethoven’s opera: a rare recording from 1976 of the 1805 one and a more recent one of the opera in its final form from 1814. |
W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (Complete opera) Elena Vink, Nancy Argenta, Christina Hegman, Markus Schefer / La Petite Bande under Sigiswald Kuijken [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 13/Mar/2006 ] Of course one can not ignore Mozart’s anniversary. So in addition to the best-selling 170 CD box with the complete works by this composer Brilliant Classics celebrated his 250th birthday with a special series. |
W.A. MOZART
The Complete Violin Concertos Emmy Verhey (violin), Gil Sharon (violin), Yuri Gundelsmann (violin) / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra / etc [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 13/Mar/2006 ] Of course we can not ignore Mozart’s anniversary. So in addition to our best-selling 170 CD box with the complete works by this composer we celebrate his 250th birthday with a special series. |
BOCCHERINI
Cello Concertos (Complete) (Rec 2005) Enrico Bronzi (Cello and Conductor) Accademia I Filarmonici di Verona [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 16/Sep/2005 ] Boccherini had a great affinity with the cello. Each of the 12 concertos is a musical gem, well-suited for the instrument, delightfully light-hearted. The Italian performers provide a sunny listening experience. |
BOCCHERINI
Complete Piano Quintets Ensemble Claviere [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2008 ] Although these light-hearted and melodious works are rather late they have the same delightful tone of the chamber music he had written thirty years earlier. The composer later arranged some of his piano quintets for guitar quintet. |
ALBENIZ
Iberia (complete); Suite Espagnole; Piano Sonata No. 5 in G-flat; other piano works (Rec 1968-1974) Esteban Sanchez (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 17/Aug/2005 ] "The small pieces are no less deliciously played. While the sonics are close-up and boxy, you still perceive Sánchez's extraordinary tonal genius and communicative immediacy. No Albéniz fan can afford to miss these amazing... |
KORNGOLD
String Quartets Complete Flesch Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Mar/2008 ] Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957): composer of Hollywood film music and best known for his opera Die tote Stadt. With his large symphonic 'German' scores he even set the tone for film music up to the present day. But this enormously talented... |
PROKOFIEV
Complete Music For Violin (Includes Violin sonatas & Cinq Malodies, Op. 35b) Frank Peter Zimmerman (violin), Alexander Lonquich (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker under Lorin Maazel / Philharmonia Orchestra under Mariss Jansons [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Mar/2006 ] Prokofiev did not play the violin himself. Nevertheless he composed a substantial amount of varied works for this instrument: orchestral and chamber music. |