Brahms Symphonies Studio Master

Immerse yourself in the profound musical world of Johannes Brahms with the magnificent recording of his Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4, along with the gripping Tragic Overture, performed by the legendary Otto Klemperer and the esteemed Philharmonia Orchestra.

Recently awarded the prestigious Brahms Prize of theSchleswig-Holstein Brahms Society, Kent Nagano andthe Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, of which hewas principal conductor from 2015 until 2025, performthe last two symphonies by the Hamburg-borncomposer, recorded in concert.

2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Saito Kinen Orchestra, and is commemorated with the release of this live recording of the orchestra conducted by Nodoka Okisawa at the 2024 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival.

“We might just be within an ace of the finest Brahms symphony cycle of the digital era. Marek Janowski and the Pittsburgh Symphony commenced the series with impressive accounts of Symphony No 1 and the Haydn Variations.

When Michael Sanderling took up the post of principal conductor with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra in 2021, it marked the beginning of a collaboration that has attracted worldwide attention.

Archipel presents a beautiful and captivating legacy recording of Brahms Symphonies 2 & 4.

More than 120 years after the death of Johannes Brahms, the answer to this question would seem to be a foregone conclusion. Not even Arnold Schoenberg’s essay “Brahms the Progressive”, famed at least for its title, has done anything substantial to change it. Schoenberg pointed to the asymmetry and irregularity of Brahms’s phrase structure, his stern adherence to and sharpening of Beethoven’s technique of dislodging the “strong” beats until the rhythm as we previously knew it fully dissolves. What we hear as downbeats are more likely to be upbeats, and vice versa.

Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty and grandeur of Brahms' symphonic masterpieces with this exceptional programme featuring Brahms' Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 & Academic Festival Overture.

The music of Brahms held an important place in Sir John Barbirolli's repertoire, and these recordings of the symphonies, made with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1966 and 1967, stand as one of the peaks of his discography.