Fact file
| Composer | Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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VailBrahms Piano Concerto 2
Brahms, Prokofiev
Philadelphia Orchestra; Stéphane Denève; Nicholas Angelich
RigaBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons, Rudolf Buchbinder
Brahms, Beethoven
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Mariss Jansons; Rudolf Buchbinder
LenoxFrançois-Xavier Roth conducts Brahms and Schumann
Brahms, Schumann
Boston Symphony Orchestra; François-Xavier Roth; Kirill Gerstein
LondonRattle: Roots & Origins
Brahms, Rachmaninov
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle; Emanuel Ax
ViennaWienerSymphoniker@7: Wagner & Brahms
Wagner, Brahms
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Lahav Shani; Yefim Bronfman
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Chains of influence: Brahms and Handel from RNS
An excellent choice of programming, with Royal Northern Sinfonia and Lars Vogt performing Handel and Brahms, but disappointing in its execution.
Capricious Brahms and vivacious Sibelius in Belfast
Simon Trpčeski gives a commendable performance of Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto, whilst Gabriel Bebeşelea conducts the Ulster Orchestra in a thought-provoking Sibelius Second Symphony.
From the sublime to the celestial: Piemontesi, Manze and the RLPO
Francesco Piemontesi performed Brahms’ monumental second concerto with captivating results, followed by Andrew Manze’s carefully considered interpretation of Mozart’s Jupiter symphony in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall.
Latin fire and spirit at the Elbphilharmonie
A long four-movement concerto and a long symphonic work by two close musical friends, given by Pablo Heras-Casado, Francesco Piemontesi and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester.
Brahms in the twilight in Boston
Bernard Haitink's annual visit to the Boston Symphony brought autumnal Brahms with the Second Piano Concerto and the Second Symphony.
