Since you are interested in Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BRAHMS / VIEUXTEMPS
Sonata for Violin and Piano / Horn Trio / Ballade and Polonaise Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Gyorgy Sebok (piano) Francis Orval (horn) Dinorah Varsi (piano) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "For those who remember Grumiaux only for sustained elegance and demure objectivity, this sterling yet snappy rendition should serve as dazzling tonic." --Gary Lemco, audiophile audition |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / En Saga Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] "This is a disk well worth having for the superb performances offered and the insights which Davis brings to the music." (MusicWeb August 2008) |
BRAHMS
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. |
BRAHMS
Hans Vonk 1942-2004: The Final Sessions Incls Rhapsody for Alto, Male Chorus and Orchestra Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hans Vonk [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 22/Oct/2005 ] "The PentaTone Classics label pride themselves on their first class sound quality... An excellent achievement." (MusicWeb April 2006) |
BRAHMS
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 |
BRAHMS
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) |