Brahms Complete Edition
Limited Edition
ORCHESTRAL WORKS: CD 1 – 5:
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER • HERBERT VON KARAJAN
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER • CLAUDIO ABBADO
WIENER PHILHARMONIKER • CLAUDIO ABBADO
CONCERTOS: CD 6 – 8:
MAURIZIO POLLINI, piano
WIENER PHILHARMONIKER • KARL BÖHM
WIENER PHILHARMONIKER • CLAUDIO ABBADO
(Cello-Solo: Robert Scheiwein)
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER, violin • ANTONIO MENESES, cello
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER • HERBERT VON KARAJAN
CHAMBER MUSIC: CD 9 – 19:
DANIEL BARENBOIM, piano • PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, violin
RUDOLF SERKIN, piano • MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH, cello
KARL LEISTER, clarinet • JÖRG DEMUS, piano
TAMÁS VÁSÁRY, piano • KARL LEISTER, clarinet • OTTOMAR BORWITZKY, cello
TAMÁS VÁSÁRY, piano • THOMAS BRANDIS, violin • OTTOMAR BORWITZKY, cello
TAMÁS VÁSÁRY, piano • THOMAS BRANDIS, violin
WOLFRAM CHRIST, viola • OTTOMAR BORWITZKY, cello
LASALLE QUARTET
Walter Levin, 1st violin • Henry Meyer, 2nd violin • Peter Kamnitzer, viola • Lee Fiser, cello
TAMÁS VÁSÁRY, piano • THOMAS BRANDIS, violin • NORBERT HAUPTMANN, horn
MAURIZIO POLLINI, piano
QUARTETTO ITALIANO
Paolo Borciani, 1st violin • Elisa Pegreffi, 2nd violin • Dino Asciolla, viola
Franco Rossi, cello
AMADEUS QUARTET
Norbert Brainin, 1st violin • Siegmund Nissel, 2nd violin • Peter Schidlof, viola
Martin Lovett, cello
AMADEUS QUARTET
with Cecil Aronowitz, 2nd viola
KARL LEISTER, clarinet •
AMADEUS QUARTET
with Cecil Aronowitz, 2nd viola & William Pleeth, 2nd cello
PIANO AND ORGAN WORKS: CD 20– 28:
ANATOL UGORSKI, piano
WILHELM KEMPFF, piano
DANIEL BARENBOIM, piano
TAMÁS VÁSÁRY, piano
WILHELM KEMPFF, piano
ALFONS & ALOYS KONTARSKY, piano
PETER PLANYAVSKY, organ
LIEDER: CD 29 – 35:
JESSYE NORMAN, soprano
DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU, baritone
DANIEL BARENBOIM, piano
WOLFRAM CHRIST, viola
VOCAL ENSEMBLES: CD 36 – 39:
EDITH MATHIS, soprano • BRIGITTE FASSBAENDER, contralto • KARL ENGEL, piano
BRIGITTE FASSBAENDER, contralto • DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU, baritone
KARL ENGEL, piano
EDITH MATHIS, soprano • BRIGITTE FASSBAENDER, contralto • KARL ENGEL, piano
EDITH MATHIS, soprano • BRIGITTE FASSBAENDER, contralto • PETER SCHREIER, tenor
KARL ENGEL, piano
DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU, baritone • KARL ENGEL & WOLFGANG SAWALLISCH NDR (NORTH GERMAN RADIO) CHORUS & GERNOT KAHL, piano
, piano
CHORAL WORKS: CD 40 – 43:
NDR (NORTH GERMAN RADIO) CHORUS • GERHARD DICKEL, organ
EDITH MATHIS, soprano solo & ANN MURRAY, alto solo
MEMBERS OF THE NDR-SINFONIEORCHESTER
JAN SCHROEDER & HANS-ULRICH WINKLER, horn • JULIA RAINES HAHN, harp
MARTIN-ALBRECHT ROHDE, viola
WORKS FOR CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA: CD 44 – 46:
RUDOLF SCHOLZ, organ
KONZERTVEREINIGUNG WIENER STAATSOPERNCHOR • WIENER PHILHARMONIKER
CARLO MARIA GIULINI
RENÉ KOLLO, tenor
PRAGER PHILHARMONISCHER CHOR • TSCHECHISCHE PHILHARMONIE
GIUSEPPE SINOPOLI
BRIGITTE FASSBAENDER, contralto
WOLFGANG BRENDEL, baritone
PRAGER PHILHARMONISCHER CHOR • TSCHECHISCHE PHILHARMONIE
GIUSEPPE SINOPOLI
Johannes Brahms was incredibly prolific, as has been Deutsche Grammophon in their recording of his masterworks. This 46-CD set in a handsome cube is probably the most distinguished Brahms set that will ever be produced. The booklet gets into great detail about everything you'll hear; highlights include Herbert Von Karajan's 1977 cycle of his symphonies (Berlin Philharmonic); orchestral works by Claudio Abbado and the Vienna Philharmonic; piano concertos by Maurizio Pollini; cello sonatas by Rostropovich and Rudolf Serkin; solo piano pieces by Barenboim; lieder featuring Jessye Norman; violin sonatas featuring Pinchas Zukerman, and more!