Brahms: The Complete Solo Piano Music and the Piano Concertos [Box set]

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This set is a remarkable bargain, containing all of Brahms's solo piano music, including such chips from his workshop as cadenzas for other composers' concertos and a series of strictly mechanical piano studies that nobody will want to listen through. No matter. Idil Biret has a firm grasp of Brahms's idiom, and she plays with insight and passion throughout the set. Although she doesn't startle with her virtuosity, she handles the considerable technical demands of the music with great confidence. The orchestra and conductor make strong contributions on their two discs. The set comes with a fat booklet telling you nearly everything you'll want to know about the music. Too bad the individual variations in sets aren't tracked, but it's hard to think of another complaint about this monumental achievement, a startlingly reasonable way of getting to know Brahms better. --Leslie Gerber

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Brahms: The Complete Concertos
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    Release Date: 1991-01-14
    Brahms: The Complete Solo Piano Music and the Piano Concertos
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    Idil Biret
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    ASIN: B0000014BU
    Release Date: 2000-08-15

    Tracks:

    1. Piano Sonata No. 1 In C. Major Op. 1: Allegro
    2. Piano Sonata No. 1 In C. Major Op. 1: Andante (nach einem alteutschen Minneliede)
    3. Piano Sonata No. 1 In C. Major Op. 1: Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco
    4. Piano Sonata No. 1 In C. Major Op. 1: Finale: Allegro molto e con fuoco
    5. Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Sharp Minor Op. 2: Allegro no troppo, ma energico
    6. Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Sharp Minor Op. 2: Andante con espressione
    7. Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Sharp Minor Op. 2: Scherzo: Allegro
    8. Piano Sonata No. 2 In F Sharp Minor Op. 2: Finale: Introduzione (Sostenuto) - Allegro no troppo e rubato

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    1. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 5: Allegro maestoso
    2. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 5: Andantae espressivo
    3. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 5: Scherzo: Allegro energico
    4. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 5: Intermezzo: Andante molto
    5. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 5: Finale: Allegro moderato ma rubato
    6. Ballades, Op. 10: No. 1 In D Minor: Andante
    7. Ballades, Op. 10: No. 2 In D Minor: Andante
    8. Ballades, Op. 10: No. 3 In B Minor: Intermezzo, Allegro
    9. Ballades, Op. 10: No. 4 In B Major: Andante con moto

    Tracks:

    1. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 1 Capriccio In F. Sharp Minor
    2. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 2 Capriccio In B Minor
    3. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 3 Intermezzo In A Flat Major
    4. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 4 Intermezzo In B Flat Major
    5. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 5 Capriccio In C Sharp Minor
    6. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 6 Intermezzo In A Major
    7. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 7 Intermezzo In A Minor
    8. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 8 Capriccio In C Major
    9. Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 1 In B Minor
    10. Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 In G Minor
    11. Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 1 Capriccio In D Minor
    12. Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 2 Intermezzo In A Minor
    13. Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 3 Capriccio In G Minor
    14. Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 4 Intermezzo In E Major
    15. Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 5 Intermezzo In E Minor
    16. Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 6 Intermezzo In E Major
    17. Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 7 Capriccio In D Minor

    Tracks:

    1. Three Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1 In E Flat Major: Andante moderato
    2. Three Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 In B Flat Minor: Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
    3. Three Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 3 In C Sharp Minor: Andante con moto
    4. Klavierstucke, Op. 118: Intermezzo In A Minor: Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
    5. Klavierstucke, Op. 118: Intermezzo In A Major: Andante teneramente
    6. Klavierstucke, Op. 118: Ballade In G Minor: Allegro energico
    7. Klavierstucke, Op. 118: Intermezzo In F Minor: Allegretto un poco agitato
    8. Klavierstucke, Op. 118: Romanze In F Major: Andante
    9. Klavierstucke, Op. 118: Intermezzo In E Flat Minor: Andante - Largo e mesto
    10. Klavierstucke, Op. 119: Intermezzo In B Minor: Adagio
    11. Klavierstucke, Op. 119: Intermezzo In E Minor: Andantino un poco agitato
    12. Klavierstucke, Op. 119: Intermezzo In C Major: Grazioso e giocoso
    13. Klavierstucke, Op. 119: Rhapsody In E Flat Major: Allegro risoluto
    14. Klavierstucke, Op. 119: Scherzo In E Flat Minor, Op. 4: Rasch und Feurig

    Tracks:

    1. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 1 In B Major
    2. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 2 In E Major
    3. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 3 In G Sharp Minor
    4. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 4 In E Minor
    5. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 5 In E Major
    6. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 6 In C Sharp Major
    7. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 7 In C Sharp Major
    8. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 8 In B Flat Major
    9. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 9 In D Major
    10. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 10 In G Major
    11. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 11 In B Minor
    12. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 12 In E Major
    13. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 13 In B Major
    14. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 14 In G Sharp Minor
    15. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 15 In A Flat Major
    16. Waltzes,Op. 39 (First Version): No. 16 In C Sharp Minor
    17. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 1 In G Minor
    18. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 2 In D Minor
    19. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 3 In F Major
    20. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 4 In F Sharp Minor
    21. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 5 In D Flat Major
    22. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 6 In D Flat Major
    23. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 7 In F Major
    24. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 8 In A Major
    25. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 9 In E Minor
    26. Hungarian Dances WoO 1: No. 10 In E Major

    Tracks:

    1. Variations On An Original Theme In D Major: Op. 21, No. 1
    2. Variations On A Hungarian Song In D Major, Op. 21, No. 2: Op. 21, No. 2
    3. Five Studies For Piano, Anh. Ia-1: No. 1 Study In F Minor After Frederic Chopin
    4. Five Studies For Piano, Anh. Ia-1: No. 2 Rondo In C Major After Carl Maria von Weber
    5. Five Studies For Piano, Anh. Ia-1: No. 3 Presto In G Minor After J.S. Bach (1st Version)
    6. Five Studies For Piano, Anh. Ia-1: No. 4 Presto In G Minor After J.S. Bach (2nd Version)
    7. Five Studies For Piano, Anh. Ia-1: No. 5 Chaconne In D Minor By J.S. Bach (For Left Hand Alone)

    Tracks:

    1. 51 Exercises WoO 6
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    Tracks:

    1. Variations On A Theme By Schumann In F Sharp Minor, Op. 9
    2. Variations On A Theme By Schumann In F Sharp Minor, Op. 9
    3. Variations On A Theme By Paganini In A Minor, Op. 35: Book 1
    4. Variations On A Theme By Paganini In A Minor, Op. 35: Book 2

    Tracks:

    1. Theme And Variations In D Minor GA Post. XV-9 (From String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18)
    2. Gavotte In A Major From Iphigenie en Aulide By Christoph Willibald Gluck Anh. Ia-2
    3. Sarabande In A Minor WoO Posth. 5-1 And Two Gavottes In A Minor And A Major WoO Posth. 4-1
    4. Gigue In A Minor WoO Posth. 4-1
    5. Sarabande In B Minor WoO Posth. 5-2
    6. Gigue In B Minor WoO Posth. 4-2
    7. Klavierstuck In B Flat Major Anh. Post. III-4
    8. Canon In F Minor Anh. Posth. III-2
    9. Canon (Inverted)
    10. Rakoczy March Onh. Posth. III-10
    11. Sarabande In A Minor: WoO Posth. 5-1
    12. Impromptu D 899-2 By Franz Schubert D 899 (Study For The Left Hand) Anh. Posth. IV-2
    13. Landler D 814 By Franz Schubert, Anh. Post. Ia-6
    14. Piano Quintet By Robert Schumann, Op. 44, Anh. Posth. Ia-7: Scherzo

    Tracks:

    1. Four Song Transcriptions From 'Die schone Magelone' (Transcribed By Idil Biret): No. 12 Muss es eine Trennung geben
    2. Four Song Transcriptions From 'Die schone Magelone' (Transcribed By Idil Biret): No. 10 Verzweiflung
    3. Four Song Transcriptions From 'Die schone Magelone' (Transcribed By Idil Biret): No. 11 Wie schnell verschwindet
    4. Four Song Transcriptions From 'Die schone Magelone' (Transcribed By Idil Biret): No. 14 Wie froh und frisch
    5. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 1 In B Major
    6. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 2 In E Major
    7. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 3 In G Sharp Minor
    8. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 4 In E Minor
    9. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 5 In E Major
    10. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 6 In C Major
    11. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 7 In C Sharp Minor
    12. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 8 In B Flat Major
    13. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 9 In D Minor
    14. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 10 In G Major
    15. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 11 In B Minor
    16. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 12 In E Major
    17. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 13 In C Major
    18. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 14 In A Minor
    19. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 15 In A Major
    20. Waltzes Op. 39 (Second Version): No. 16 In D Minor
    21. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos - Concerto In D Minor: For J.S. Bach: Concerto In D Minor BWV 1052 WoO Posth. 11
    22. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos - Concerto In G Major: For Mozart: Concerto In G Major K 453, WoO Posth. 13 - First Movement
    23. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos: For Mozart: Concerto In G Major K 453, WoO Posth. 13 - Second Movement
    24. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos: For Mozart: Concerto In G Major K 453, WoO Posth. 13 - Second Movement
    25. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos - Concert In D Minor: For Mozart: Concerto In D Minor K 466, WoO Posth. 14
    26. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos - Concert In C Minor: For Mozart: Concerto In C Minor K 491, WoO Posth. 15
    27. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos - Concerto No. 3 In C Minor: For Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37 Anh. Posth. IV-7
    28. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos - Concerto No. 4 In G Major: For Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58 WoO Posth. 12 - First Movement
    29. Nine Cadenzas For Piano Concertos - Concerto No. 4 In G Major: For Beethoven: Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58 WoO Posth. 12 - Third Movement

    Tracks:

    1. Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor: Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15 - Maestoso
    2. Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor: Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15 - Adagio
    3. Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor: Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15 - Rondo: Allegro non troppo

    Tracks:

    1. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major: Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83 - Allegro non troppo
    2. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major: Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83 - Allegro appasionato
    3. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major: Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83 - Andante
    4. Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83 - Allegretto grazioso

    Amazon.com

    This set is a remarkable bargain, containing all of Brahms's solo piano music, including such chips from his workshop as cadenzas for other composers' concertos and a series of strictly mechanical piano studies that nobody will want to listen through. No matter. Idil Biret has a firm grasp of Brahms's idiom, and she plays with insight and passion throughout the set. Although she doesn't startle with her virtuosity, she handles the considerable technical demands of the music with great confidence. The orchestra and conductor make strong contributions on their two discs. The set comes with a fat booklet telling you nearly everything you'll want to know about the music. Too bad the individual variations in sets aren't tracked, but it's hard to think of another complaint about this monumental achievement, a startlingly reasonable way of getting to know Brahms better. --Leslie Gerber

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2007-06-11

    I love this woman!!! Her playing is perfect, so is her technique!!! Lovely, just lovely.

    2 out of 5 stars Decent as a Collection.......2007-05-17

    Referring back to my previous, extensive review (May 11, 2007) on Ms Biret's complete Chopin Piano Music survey, most of the problems described can be found also in her complete Brahms survey. The good news is that Brahms's music better can cope with Biret's weird pianism; the chief reason being the greater structural strictness of Brahms's music relative to that of Chopin. Still, her 'over-liberal' (or erratically exaggerated more accurately labeled) playing in terms of tempo, rubato and pedaling is disturbing throughout the set. Furthermore, her technique is better suited to Brahms than Chopin--even though its limitations become rather obvious in the, indeed fiendish, Paganini Variations.

    Nevertheless, this set can actually be recommended as a decent alternative for those who desire the complete piano works of Brahms (because complete it is indeed!). One cannot be too picky here as the competition is markedly limited: Mr Jones's Brahms survey on Nimbus may offer more idiomatic interpretations, but is unfortunately severely marred by innumerous miss-hits that are too disturbing for pleasant repeated listening. A better recommendation, then, is Mr Oppitz (also playing a Bösendorfer--see below) on RCA (originally Eurodisc), although quite far from being masterful. One is better off collecting bits and pieces from Alexeev (EMI--nla) and Kovacevich (Philips). I would specifically like to recommend Grimaud's beautiful survey of the Opp 116-119 pieces (Erato).

    Lastly, the piano sound is basically the same as in the Chopin set--a Bösendorfer captured with a highly metallic, fabricated quality. Even if Biret's playing is decent--seldom better or worse--the two stars are chiefly awarded for the good collection value of this bargain-priced box set.

    4 out of 5 stars A great introduction.......2000-10-16

    Having the complete works of such at a times dense piano composer as Brahms is perhaps not the best way to go, but with Mrs. Biret at the piano, and at Naxos prices, is a wise decision. You are able to know the composer in a deep way.

    Most of the performance are excellent, and you will not find one that is below average. The recording is very good and with ample sonic space.

    I have heard it twice already, and allowed me to explore Brahms.

    Highly recomended

    Track Listings:

    1. Brahms: The String Quartets/Dvorak: Quartet, Op. 96
    2. Brasil
    3. Carlos Chávez: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 4
    4. Choral Songs of Sir Edward Elgar
    5. Circles of Our Lives: Journey
    6. Copland: Works for Piano Duo
    7. Debussy: Preludes for Piano
    8. Desprez: Messe Ave Maris Stella/Motets A La Vierge
    9. Domenico Scarlatti: Thirteen Sonatas
    10. Donizetti - Anna Bolena / Theodossiou · Ganassi · Sartoli · Papi · Prina · Severani

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    Schubert: Symphony Nos. 5 & 8

    Switchback Ride

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