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dynamic and dramatic readings, faithful to Brahms's intentions. Powerfully conceived, they are rhythmically alert, without an ounce of undue sentiment and never for an instant losing sight of... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 9th Jun 2014
Catalogue No: 4787471
Label: Decca
Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Work length43:51

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-10-12
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - Meno allegro

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2. Andante sostenuto

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3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso

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4. Adagio - Piu andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - Piu allegro

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Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Work length34:20

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-05-05
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

1. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto - Tempo I

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2. Andante

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3. Poco allegretto

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4. Allegro

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Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Work length40:12

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-10-19
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

1. Allegro non troppo

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2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso

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3. Allegretto grazioso ( Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai

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4. Allegro con spirito

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Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Work length38:41

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2013-05-10
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

1. Allegro non troppo

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2. Andante moderato

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3. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I

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4. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro

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1. Alternative opening

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Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-05-05
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

Excerpt, Brahms: Fantasies (7 piano pieces), Op. 116

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2013-03-09
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

No.4 - Intermezzo in E major

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Excerpt, Brahms: Intermezzi (3), Op. 117

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2013-03-09
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

No.1 - Intermezzo in E flat major

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Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a 'St Anthony Variations'

Work length16:42

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2013-03-08
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

Theme: "Chorale St. Antoni"

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Variation I: Poco più animato

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Variation II: Più vivace

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Variation III: Con moto

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Variation IV: Andante con moto

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Variation V: Vivace

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Variation VI: Vivace

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Variation VII: Grazioso

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Variation VIII: Presto non troppo

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Finale: Andante

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Brahms: Liebesliederwalzer for piano with 4 Hands, Op. 52a

Work length6:58

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2013-03-09
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

No.1

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No.2

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No.4

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No.6

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No.5

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Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op.65 - Orchestral Version

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2013-03-09
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

No.9

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Brahms: Liebesliederwalzer for piano with 4 Hands, Op. 52a

Work length4:32

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2013-03-09
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

No.11

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No.8

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No.9

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Excerpt, Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-10-20
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

1. Andante

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Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-05-05
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

Work length2:53

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-10-19
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major

Work length2:09

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-10-19
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.10 in F Major

Work length1:53

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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
Recorded: 2012-10-19
Recording Venue: Gewandhaus, Leipzig

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Favourites, Johannes Brahms - Orchestral & Choral Works

James surveys recordings of orchestral and choral works by Brahms, and selects some of his favourites.

Following the 2011 landmark Beethoven cycle, Riccardo Chailly returns with a recording of the complete Brahms symphonies and orchestral works including the overtures and Haydn Variations.

Rarities include world premiere recordings of two piano intermezzi orchestrated by Paul Klengel (brother of the Gewandhaus’ long-standing principal cellist Julius Klengel); the 9 Liebeslieder waltzes; the original first performance version of the Andante of Symphony No. 1 and the even rarer revised opening of the Fourth Symphony.

Chailly has radically rethought his approach to these works, re-examining the scores and returning to the recorded interpretations of a generation of conductors alive during Brahms’ lifetime, principally Felix Weingartner and one of his Gewandhaus predecessors Bruno Walter.

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December 2013

dynamic and dramatic readings, faithful to Brahms's intentions. Powerfully conceived, they are rhythmically alert, without an ounce of undue sentiment and never for an instant losing sight of the scores' rock-solid architecture. The Gewandhaus players reward him with magnificent playing, alert and sumptuously rich in sound.

26th October 2013

There’s not a whiff of Germanic stodginess, but nor do you feel the music is being unnaturally pushed. Chailly’s tempi, faster than 20th century tradition and always consistent within themselves, bring out the “classical” in Brahms, and the Leipzigers’ performances – wonderfully lithe as well as meltingly lyrical – are a tonic.

14th October 2013

the overriding impression I got from these performances was of Chailly wanting to blow away the cobwebs, to set aside tradition and to come up with something that sounded different.

17th November 2013

Chailly achieves a refreshing clarity and vividness...Sometimes, I feel, clarity is achieved at the cost of lightening the bass too much. All in all, though, these are richly stimulating performances.

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