Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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BachQ

#141
October 12, 2007, 10:57:11 AM
Brahms Piano Concerto no. 1 in d minor op. 15 (w/piano reduction of orchestra part)

[yes, parts are painful to listen to ..... but it's fun!]

Added a few hours ago ....... parts 4 and 5 have not yet been added

The pianist is not identified, but I know it's a guy wearing a blue shirt ......

http://www.youtube.com/v/Fs2C0VQ_6pM

pt. 2

http://www.youtube.com/v/zrplgGIxhK0

pt 3

http://www.youtube.com/v/mNgTFbCtIP0

BachQ

#142
October 16, 2007, 11:27:02 AM
For those who wish Brahms had composed a VIOLA concerto, here ya go:

Brahms Viola Concerto - Clarinet Quintet conducted by Bashmet pt.1-1 (transcribed as a viola concerto)

Yuri Bashmet and Toho Gakuen Orchestra
Music Festival Argerich's Meeting Point in Bepp

http://www.youtube.com/v/eD_AxtuyVFw

http://www.youtube.com/v/4IdjxSKYSjU&mode=related&search=

BachQ

#143
October 16, 2007, 11:28:24 AM
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet conducted by Bashmet pt.2 (transcribed as a viola concerto)

Yuri Bashmet and Toho Gakuen Orchestra
Music Festival Argerich's Meeting Point in Bepp

http://www.youtube.com/v/r-zYTGNI94k

BachQ

#144
October 16, 2007, 11:29:36 AM
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet conducted by Bashmet pt.3 (transcribed as a viola concerto)

Yuri Bashmet and Toho Gakuen Orchestra
Music Festival Argerich's Meeting Point in Bepp

http://www.youtube.com/v/FAjKQAhU9MI

Guido

#145
October 16, 2007, 02:29:06 PM
http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521581936

QuoteRegarded by many as Brahms' first real chamber work,

What the hell?
Geologist.

The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away

BachQ

#148
October 23, 2007, 06:48:26 AM
Releases 10/23/07
Brahms Violin Sonata in D major / LvB VC

BachQ

#149
October 23, 2007, 10:36:05 AM
Serkin's Brahms is powerful, exciting

October 23, 2007

By Jim Lowe Times Argus Staff

BURLINGTON – The Vermont Symphony Orchestra opened its 2007-2008 season Saturday at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts with a blockbuster of a concert. Not only did Peter Serkin deliver a spectacular performance of Brahms' First Piano Concerto, the orchestra played with new and beautiful sonorities in some very colorful music.

Serkin, a Vermont native living in New York City, was clearly the star of the evening. His playing of Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 in d minor, Opus 15, revealed an unusual depth of understanding and at the same time proved quite exciting. This concerto is a grand and virtuosic work, and Serkin managed its technical difficulties almost unnoticeably, instead emphasizing its musical power.

Serkin's playing is largely without affectation – save the occasional unexpected emphasis on a note – beautiful sounding and profoundly musical. Often a somewhat placid player, he proved truly dramatic in this most dramatic work. It was a performance that was both satisfying and exciting.

The VSO's accompaniment, conducted by Music Director Jaime Laredo, was impressively sensitive and beautiful. The strings, in particular, achieved a rich warm sound, augmented by deft and lyrical wind and brass playing. The result was a polished one.

Still, the orchestra's real showcase was Alberto Ginastera's 1953 "Variaciones concertantes (Concert Variations)." Although its themes are original, the 12-movement work evokes the folk music of Argentina, albeit with a more contemporary harmonic language. Many of the variations are chamber music-like and spotlight principal players of the orchestra. Laredo, actually a native of Bolivia, led the orchestra in a lively and spicy performance of the scintillating Latin rhythm-driven piece.

The concert opened with the Ravel's more pastel-like "Mother Goose Suite." Here again, despite a few rough spots among the winds, Laredo and the orchestra delivered the colors beautifully and with warmth. In short, this concert had it all.


BachQ

#150
October 31, 2007, 07:57:28 AM
Want high energy?

http://www.youtube.com/v/GxJrElIewok

Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, 4th movement.
Added: October 27, 2007

BachQ

#151
October 31, 2007, 07:59:20 AM
Feltsman Plays Brahms D Minor Piano Concerto At Seattle Orchestra

Seattle Symphony Orchestra Music Director Gerard Schwarz will be joined by distinguished pianist Vladimir Feltsman for a week of music featuring the works of Johannes Brahms.

On Thursday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. and Friday, November 9, at 8 p.m., the program will include Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 2. On Saturday, November 10, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 11, at 2 p.m., the Orchestra will perform Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 4.
***
Johannes Brahms wrote his Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor early in his career and in the wake of two shattering experiences. One was the demise of his friend and mentor Robert Schumann, the other was his first hearing of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Both events prompted the sternly powerful tone of the concerto's opening movement. Darkness then gives way to light. The central Adagio brings music of almost religious serenity, and the finale is vigorous in a way that recalls Beethoven.

In contrast to the somber character of the First Piano Concerto's opening movement, Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in D major is a predominantly genial composition. Its initial movement features, among its melodic ideas, a variant of the famous "Brahms lullaby," while the ensuing Adagio and the Allegretto grazioso third movement present a play of sunlight and shadow. Brahms closes with a spirited, and ultimately exultant, finale.

Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major is widely considered the composer's supreme achievement and stands as one of the most imposing of all compositions for piano and orchestra. That stature is partly due to its grandeur of scale and tone. At four movements, this concerto has the dimensions of a Romantic symphony. Moreover, its opening movement conveys an unmistakably heroic character.

Like the Second Piano Concerto, the Symphony No. 4 in E minor is a product of Brahms' maturity and is one of the masterpieces of the orchestral literature. Nowhere did the composer achieve a more potent blend of Romantic expression—heard as soaring melodic lines and deeply yearning harmonies—and rigorous Classical form, including the remarkable set of continuous variations on a terse theme in the finale. -- www.seattlesymphony.org

BachQ

#152
October 31, 2007, 08:08:01 AM
HEAR IT: BRAHMS FESTIVAL

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music is celebrating Johannes Brahms' 175th birthday with a free Brahms Festival through Nov. 11. At 8 p.m. today in Corbett Auditorium, pianist Eugene Pridonoff performs Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 with the CCM Concert Orchestra. 513-556-4183, www.ccm.uc.edu.

Scott

#154
November 01, 2007, 03:27:16 AM
Quote from: Herzog Wildfang on October 31, 2007, 07:57:28 AM
Want high energy?


The frenetic editing of the video contributes to the 'energy' and frankly it gave me a headache with all the frantic intercutting. Great performance by Aimard and pals, though. Who are the string players?
Without music, life would be a mistake. -- Nietzsche

BachQ

#156
November 04, 2007, 03:06:39 PM
Brahms: Double Concerto; Clarinet Quintet, Capuçon/ Capuçon/ Gustav Mahler JO/ Chung/ Meyer/ Capuçon Quartet





"The performance is outstanding; this is all exceptional Brahms playing."

BachQ

#158
November 06, 2007, 06:03:39 PM
Julius Katchen plays Brahms' piano sonatano 2 in F sharp minor, op. 2 - Movements 1 & 2 /ALLEGRO NON TROPPO MA ENERGICO & ANDANTE CON ESPRESSIONE

http://www.youtube.com/v/SP6z2VG2i2M

This is intense Brahms......... played with brisk, controlled passion ........


BachQ

#159
November 06, 2007, 07:06:14 PM
...... Brahms 4th sighting

Carlos Kleiber conducts Brahms Symphony No.4 (1st mov./ first part), with the Bavarian State Orchestra.

Sound is not great  :'(

mvt 1.1

http://www.youtube.com/v/yCaaPaQx5zg

mvt 1.2

http://www.youtube.com/v/MQ9myj8a2QE

mvt 3

http://www.youtube.com/v/Trr_9rXaI1U
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