Johannes Brahms
Brahms: Complete Songs Vol 1 – Opp 32, 43, 86 and 105 review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
Tenor Christoph Prégardien gives an intelligent and perfectly weighted performance with pianist Ulrich Eisenlohr
Andrew Clements
13, Jan, 2022 @5:00 PM
Alexandre Kantorow: Brahms review | Erica Jeal's classical album of the week
Kantorow’s affinity with the German Romantic sparks mercurially expressive and resonant playing in this follow-up to his 2020 Brahms disc
Erica Jeal
11, Nov, 2021 @3:00 PM
Roderick Williams and Andrew West: Birdsong review | classical album of the week
Baritone Williams brings his characteristic attention to text and tone to pieces usually sung by young women, including works by Schumann and Brahms
Erica Jeal
22, Jul, 2021 @2:00 PM
Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
Having gone back to the original manuscripts, Schiff’s work belongs in the front rank of recent recordings
Andrew Clements
03, Jun, 2021 @5:30 PM
Brahms: The Schoenberg Effect review | Notos Quartett review
Arranged for piano quartet, Brahm’s third symphony gains insights and richness in this superb new recording by the Notos Quartett
Erica Jeal
29, Apr, 2021 @2:56 PM
No, Lord Sumption, you cannot put a value on human life | Brief letters
Brief letters: Lockdown debate | Coronavirus | Vaccination centres | Marcus Rashford | San Serriffe
Letters
18, Jan, 2021 @4:27 PM
Not such a mystery for dog owners? | Brief letters
Brief letters: Rishi Sunak’s mask | Yorkshire Times satirist | Mystery object identified? | For the love of Brahms | Hand-washing tunes | Living in the United Queendom
Letters
21, Jul, 2020 @5:00 PM
Brahms: where to start with his music
Our new series continues with Brahms - for some a reactionary, for others a radical, the highly wrought dramas of his symphonies and concertos and the quiet distinction of his chamber works have ensured his music endures
Andrew Clements
08, Jul, 2020 @1:52 PM
BBCSO/Gardner review – Viennese romanticism in assured hands
A programme of Schoenberg, Brahms and Fried afforded wonderful discoveries and some emotional twists and turns
Andrew Clements
16, Mar, 2020 @12:11 PM
Västerås Sinfonietta/Crawford-Phillips review – a force of nature
The Swedish orchestra may lack polish but their warm personality shone through in this programme of Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Brahms and Mozart
Rian Evans
18, Feb, 2020 @2:41 PM
Amateur dramatics: my week playing for Simon Rattle
What’s it like to be directed by the great conductor? One amateur violinist found when she joined the Berlin Philharmonic’s BE PHIL orchestra for five inspiring days
Ariane Todes
26, Jun, 2018 @2:09 PM
Robert Pascall obituary
Other lives: Musicologist and Brahms scholar
Nigel Simeone
25, Jun, 2018 @3:03 PM
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