Brahms: Four Hand Piano Music, Vol. 12

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Album Description
Brahms was an accomplished pianist, whose output for the piano spanned his entire life. In addition to his solo works, he made four-hand piano arrangements of many of his orchestral and vocal scores to give them greater accessibility. String Quintet No. 2 was written near the end of the composer’s life, while Piano Quartet No. 1 was composed thirty years before. Both are effective in two-piano versions, No. 1 with its Hungarian finale and No. 2 with its orchestral textures clarified in piano reduction.

Brahms: Four Hand Piano Music, Vol. 12, Music, Brahms, Matthies, Köhn, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Quartet for Keyboard and Three String Instruments, Quintet for Five String Instruments
Brahms: Four Hand Piano Music, Vol. 12
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Another enjoyable collection of Brahms pearls
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  • An Unalloyed Joy!
 Brahms: Four Hand Piano Music, Vol. 12
Brahms , Matthies , and Köhn
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ASIN: B0002TB2B0
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  2. Adagio
  3. Un Poco Allegretto
  4. Vivace Ma Non Troppo Presto
  5. Allegro
  6. Intermezzo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  7. Andante Con Moto
  8. Presto: Rondo Alla Zingarese

Album Description

Brahms was an accomplished pianist, whose output for the piano spanned his entire life. In addition to his solo works, he made four-hand piano arrangements of many of his orchestral and vocal scores to give them greater accessibility. String Quintet No. 2 was written near the end of the composer's life, while Piano Quartet No. 1 was composed thirty years before. Both are effective in two-piano versions, No. 1 with its Hungarian finale and No. 2 with its orchestral textures clarified in piano reduction.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another enjoyable collection of Brahms pearls.......2006-12-14

A little disclaimer for the reader of this review: I've not heard any of these works on this CD in their original form. Before exploring the Naxos Four Hand Series, I had not heard any orchestral/chamber work from Brahms except the Variations on Haydn and a few Hungarian Dances. I'm on an outlandish and rare path of exposing myself to Brahms exclusively through Naxos' Four Hand Piano series. My first taste was the German Requiem for Four Hands, and I was breathless. I still feel stunned by Brahms's music.

In my opinion, this disc contains some of the best chamber music I've heard from Brahms so far. The previous volume disappointed me a bit because the Op. 67 String Quartet seemed inferior to the Op. 51 String Quartets. The String Quintet No. 1, however, made up for it and now with this volume, I feel the Op. 111 String Quintet is the King of Brahms's string chamber pieces. That may be a bold assertion coming from someone like me who hasn't even heard the chamber version at the time of listening to this, but the piano proves its competency and remarkable powers in showcasing these premium works. As I've said many times when reviewing previous volumes in this series, I believe there is an inherent quality in Brahms's music which always sounds original and fresh on the piano. These arrangements do not bow to the chamber versions; they should be considered like individual piano compositions.

The String Quintet Op. 111 is superlative Brahms, filled with abundant ideas, pleasant harmonies, thrilling modulations, and beautiful melodies. And how compact it is too. The whole thing, with its hefty four movements, is only 32 minutes. Each movement is a jewel in the crown of the whole composition. The piano glorifies this music and it adequately emulates the intimacy and tension undoubtedly found in the original chamber work. The first movement is just pianistic grandeur. The cheery opening bars and the splendidly attractive themes are stellar examples of the greatness of Brahms's music. The second movement is even more profound, with its meditative mood and gorgeous harmonies. I can't stress enough how beautiful this music is when the rich piano tones give it such flavor. The third movement is a short and delightful allegretto with a melodious main theme that gets stuck in your head for days. As they've demonstrated before, this piano duo plays with an agreeable touch and a wonderful intensity which provides a crisp and deep sound. The fourth movement is short but unique: lively rhythms contrasted with slower lines of music. With its tasteful trills and furious moments it sounds almost like a Beethoven piano composition.

If the awesome second String Quintet wasn't enough to stupefy, the early Piano Quartet No. 1 reveals Brahms's talent and budding genius; it exceeded my expectations by all means. Conceptually, the work oozes with orchestral attributes: epic length, four large movements, and multiple layers and lines of music which have a quasi-symphonic strength, especially in the first movement. And it's the first movement, a massive tour-de-force of an Allegro, which remains as the most memorable part of this entire work. Brahms writes some incredibly robust and beautiful music here. And the piano duo plays this titanic movement with passion, aplomb and virtuosity. Describing the movement itself is like communicating the effect of an aurora borealis. The second movement and third movement are a little lighter in content, but still endearing; I love the lyrical but rousing Andante. The last movement is an invigorated Hungarian rondo. It sounds Lisztian, especially with the flurries that suggest Liszt's Transcendental Etude No. 5 "Will-o-Wisps." It progresses further with a charming and majestic theme which sounds richly harmonized and augmented on the piano. This is quite a spectacular ending to a superior chamber piece.

Bottom line: This four-hand piano arrangement is absolutely monumental. With this recording, Brahms's high caliber chamber pieces become colossal solo piano works of astounding suspense, drama, and beauty. I have no curiosities about the original chamber version because this breathtaking piano duo has quenched my thirst with these outstanding Brahms arrangements. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Really Excellent..........2005-01-17


This is a very fine performance, recording of a great transcription by old papa Brahms. The whole four-handed series by Matthies & Kohn is highly recommended.

The two works featured here seem to me to work very well as 4-handed transcriptions because of the nature of their original forms of string quintet & piano quartet. I have a few reservations about Brahms' 4-hand setting of his string quartets, because of the essential timbral nature of the string quartet form: it works so well for his quartets, that I'm afraid that something is lost in transcripton to piano 4-hands. Nevertheless, these two pieces work very well.

Recorded sound is excellent.

5 out of 5 stars An Unalloyed Joy!.......2004-09-23

String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 &
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25,
played by Christian Köhn and Silka-Thora Matthies, piano four hands

What a joy this series has been. We're up to volume twelve and although I know it has to come to an end sooner or later - Naxos hasn't told us yet how many volumes there will ultimately be - I frankly don't know when I've been so enthralled by a series of CDs. (I thank a friend in Cambridge, Massachusetts for putting me onto it in the first place.) I suppose there are those who sniff and say that we should simply stick with the music that Brahms himself wrote, and leave these piano reductions alone. But that's the point: Brahms DID write these arrangements and they are every bit as expert as the more familiar versions. In this volume we have two of his most beloved chamber works, and in smashing performances by the piano duet of Christian Köhn and Silka-Thora Matthies (who, btw, don't just play Brahms--they have a CD of music by contemporary German composer Giselher Klebe coming out this month and I'll be reviewing it soon).

As to the performances, they are, as we've come to expect, not only technically completely secure, they are musicianly and full of that inimitable Brahmsian warmth. One may miss the sound of the cello in the Quintet's vaunting opening theme or the sustaining quality of string chords in the slower passages, but there is much to be said for the clarity added by the piano timbre. (Need I add that I'm a pianist myself and willingly admit that I love the sound of the piano above all others, but perhaps only by a small margin.) Somehow Köhn and Matthies manage to give the illusion of string instrument legato in, say, the long-limbed melodies of Quintet movements II and III. And one must say that the ability to convey both the string sound AND the piano sound in the Piano Quartet is astounding. (How do they manage to do that without getting their fingers tangled up with those of their partner?)

One particular highlight: in the exciting gypsy rondo of the Piano Quartet the duo amaze with their breakneck tempo. They play it faster than I've ever heard it, and I can tell you from having played the piano part of this quartet myself, that is no small feat--those sixteenths notes come faster than the speed of light, particularly in the theme immediately after the first statement of the rondo theme. My goodness, this is exhilarating playing!

Need I say this CD is an unalloyed joy and an urgent recommendation to anyone who is even the least bit curious about Brahms's way with transforming two of his most treasured chamber works into piano duets. Yes!

TT=75:17

Scott Morrison
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      7. Die Fledermaus (The Bat) Mein Herr Was Dachten Sie (Act 1) - Hamburg Opera
      8. Campanella - The London Symphony Orchestra
      9. Symphony No. 1 in D Major, 1st MVT. - Vienna Symphony Orchestra

      Tracks:

      1. Salzburg Symphony No. 1 in D Major K 136 - Munich Symphony Orchestra
      2. Overture: The Gypsy Princess - Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
      3. Concerto Grosso in D Major Op. 3 No. 6 - Wuttemberg Chamber Orchestra
      4. Little Shepherd (Children's Corner Suite) - The London Symphony Orchestra
      5. Devertimento for Orchestra No. 1 - Little Orchestra Of London
      6. "Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen" la Boheme - Rome Opera Orchestra
      7. Fantasia in G Major for Organ BWV 572 - The London Symphony Orchestra
      8. Entry of the Nobles from Mlada - New Philharmonia Orchestra
      9. Venetian Gondolier's Song - George Levinstein
      10. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 - Symphony Orchestra Hamburg
      11. Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D Minor - Munich Symphony Orchestra

      Tracks:

      1. Ride of the Valkyries - Dresden State Orchestra
      2. Summer from the Four Seasons - Benito Rossi, Violin Orchestra Da Camera Di Milano
      3. Waltz from the Sleeping Beauty - Bramberg Symphony Orchestra
      4. Canon - Sinfonie Orchester Graunke Munich
      5. Prayer - Paris Opera Orchestra
      6. Riding Piece Op. 68.23 from Album for Youth - The London Symphony Orchestra
      7. Coriolan Overture Op. 62 - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
      8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major BWV 1048 - Munich Bach Orchestra
      9. Waltz Op. 39 No. 15 - The London Symphony Orchestra
      10. Oracion del Toro - Gabrieli Strings
      11. Music from the Royal Fireworks - The London Symphony Orchestra
      12. Clarinet Quintet K. 581 - The London Symphony Orchestra

      Music Review:

      1. Brahms: String Sextets Nos. 1 and 2
      2. Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Tragic Overture
      3. Brazilian Romance
      4. Brian Ferneyhough: La Chute d'Icare / Superscriptio / Intermedio alla Ciaccona / Etudes Trancendantales / Mnemosyne
      5. Bruckner: Symphony No.7 [Import]
      6. Charles Jones - New & Historical Recordings
      7. Chopin: The Complete Études
      8. Choral Masterworks Series Volume 2
      9. Dancing on Water
      10. Deep Purple: Close Harmony Arrangements

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      River Sessions V.1 [Import]

      French Romantic Chamber Music

      Hymns and Psalms from Winchester

      Dance With Death [Original recording remastered]

      I Love House [Import]

      Ocean Daybreak

      Images of Africa

      Impossible Dream/Tomorrow Belongs to Me [Original recording remastered] [Import]

      Hands

      Haydn: Operas V.1 [Box set] [Import]

      Jazz Horizons [Import]

      En Vivo [Live]

      Lo Mejor de la Salsa 2002

      David Bleazard Plays the Organ of St. John the Baptist, Kensington (1897-1997 Centenary of the Gern Organ)

      20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Raffi