Browse: Orchestral, Overtures, Brahms (composer)

Blomstedt takes a decidedly autumnal view of Brahms’s Second Symphony – and he has every right to do so...His lingering account of the first movement alone occupies well over 20 minutes…With... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Blomstedt’s attention to detail is admirable, and his performances are wonderfully controlled. Perhaps the Symphony’s slow movement lingers a little more than necessary, but the orchestral playing... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

It’s quite an achievement to pull off orchestral transcriptions for the organ that don’t have you missing the original, but Robert Quinney manages this on the magnificent Westminster Cathedral... — Gramophone Magazine More…

Szell later re-recorded almost all the repertoire, but it’s fascinating to hear the partnership when their much-vaunted precision was well in progress, if not immaculate...Best of all are Schumann’s... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

everything seems in focus: not just the tempo, but also the rhythmic drive and urgency seem absolutely right in the third and fourth movements...This performance gives a lively sense of what... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…