Johannes Brahms Carlo Maria Giulini Otto Klemperer - Brahms The Concerto Album (15 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Johannes Brahms, Carlo Maria Giulini, Otto Klemperer
Brahms: The Concerto Album
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
1. Piano Concerto #1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - I. Maestoso
2. Piano Concerto #1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - II. Adagio
3. Piano Concerto #1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - III. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
4. Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Track Listings (5) - Disc #2
1. Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat, Op. 83 - I. Allegro non troppo
2. Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat, Op. 83 - II. Adagio appasionato
3. Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat, Op. 83 - III. Andante - Piu adagio - Tempo I
4. Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat, Op. 83 - IV. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco piu presto
5. Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Track Listings (6) - Disc #3
1. Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 - I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by Joachim)
2. Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 - II. Adagio
3. Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 - III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto
4. Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102 - I. Allegro
5. Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102 - II. Andante
6. Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102 - III. Vivace non troppo - Poco meno allegro

CD Details

All Artists: Johannes Brahms, Carlo Maria Giulini, Otto Klemperer, Alceo Galliera, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Claudio Arrau
Title: Brahms: The Concerto Album
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/25/2008
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPCs: 400000006116, 5099950942121

CD Reviews

Arrau, Fournier, Giulini, Klemperer, and Oistrakh -- at fire

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 04/09/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For less than the cost of a single full-price CD, EMI offers the artistry of Giulini, Fournier, Arrau, and Oistrakh. These are names to conjure with, and the results are impressive. At least one great performance has been included, Oistrakh's reading of the Brahms Violin Cto. with Klemperer, one of my great favorites since the early Sixties. As far as virtuosic playing goes, the Double Cto. with Oistrah and Fournier is luscious, and they receive an outstandingly clear, warm recording (Alceo Galliera is the more than competent conductor). High praise goes to Giulini's two Philharmonia recordings of the Tragic Over. and Haydn Var.

In other words, there's so much that's good I can overlook what I dislike, Arrau's ponderous, baggy readings of the First and Second Piano Contertos -- needless to say, Arrau fans will be thrilled. Overall, this is one of EMI's most generous three-fers, and it's a shame that nobody at amazon seems to be paying attention.

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