The Brahms Experience

[jayne lee wilson]

Don't overlook Hausmusik on SIGNUM for a lovely set of the Sextets, and the MDG series of Brahms' Chamber music with the Leipzig Qt & guests - exceptionally well-recorded as usual, but not cheap... all of these give a fresh view.

[LeMartinPecheur]

Anything with TS's name against it is systematically avoided here now. The buffoon spoils anything with which he is associated

TS is plainly trying to make his name. Wish he'd not do it with this season tho.

Teamsaint, what have you been up to? Is it So'ton FC's season we're talking about?

[teamsaint]

Teamsaint, what have you been up to? Is it So'ton FC's season we're talking about?

It had to happen sooner or later.

Should have trademarked while I could.........!!

[Nick Armstrong]

Teamsaint, what have you been up to? Is it So'ton FC's season we're talking about?

[cloughie]

Teamsaint, what have you been up to? Is it So'ton FC's season we're talking about?

Nah LMP - not our ts - he's case-sensitive!

[BBMmk2]

The Hyperion one's a pretty good alternative as well, you get the gorgeous Raphael Ensemble versions of the Sextets & some lovely Piano Trios from Susan Tomes & her boys. Plus some other stuff I haven't heard. I don't remember how 'complete' it is though.

I concur!!

[Ian]

I first got to know some of Brahms at the age of 14 when, for Christmas, I was given Julius Katchen’s 8 LP set of the complete piano music. The piece that was the instant hit for me however was the G major violin Sonata (also included) in which the violinist was Joseph Suk.

I remember playing this once when a friend of my parents called in, had a brief listen, and said “This is the sort of thing that gives classical music a bad name.” something to do with the violin scratching away apparently.

Went on to collect recordings of anything by Brahms I could find or afford - and I still play those old discs.

[french frank]

I remember playing this once when a friend of my parents called in, had a brief listen, and said “This is the sort of thing that gives classical music a bad name.” something to do with the violin scratching away apparently.

Isn't that just the weird kind of thing that people say?

Tonight I listened to the Handel Variations (orch. Rubbra), Philadelphia/Ormandy. On the back of the Double Concerto, Stern/Rose.

[cloughie]

Isn't that just the weird kind of thing that people say?

Tonight I listened to the Handel Variations (orch. Rubbra), Philadelphia/Ormandy. On the back of the Double Concerto, Stern/Rose.

...and did you like it?

[kernelbogey]

There was a feisty, gutsy, two-wheels sometimes off the ground performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto this morning on Through the Night, with the soloist Sarah Chang. The orchestra was the Oslo Philharmonic conducted by Juraj Valucha. You can find it here at two hours into the progarmme. I really enjoyed the spontaneity of this as-live performance, which is one of the things that I like about TTN.

[P. G. Tipps]

The Brahms "controversy" spread to the Today Prog. on R4 this morning featuring a few minutes debate at the end between music critic Michael Tanner and Jessica Cottis, Assistant Conduct**** of the Sydney S.O.

Interesting (at least to me!) that Tanner said he disliked the German Requiem the most which he found 'depressing'. That is the Brahms work I've always liked the best, certainly to date. I can think of some popular works by other composers which are much more depressing than that!

Tanner also said many of the composer's songs 'are to do with rain' which he also finds 'depressing'.

I assume he was joking ... or that he is extremely prone to depression?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Michael Tanner joking.





No, sorry - the individual words are clear, but put together like that they don't make sense. A bit like "The Battle of Hastings went down to the shops for a bun."

[Frances_iom]

The Brahms "controversy" spread to the Today Prog. on R4 this morning ...

I assume he[Tanner] was joking ... or that he is extremely prone to depression?

treated as usual on that program as a joke filler to mop up time to the pips - Tanner I guess was there for money in order to provide the 'balanced' view so beloved of Auntie

[teamsaint]

The Brahms "controversy" spread to the Today Prog. on R4 this morning featuring a few minutes debate at the end between music critic Michael Tanner and Jessica Cottis, Assistant Conduct**** of the Sydney S.O.

Interesting (at least to me!) that Tanner said he disliked the German Requiem the most which he found 'depressing'. That is the Brahms work I've always liked the best, certainly to date. I can think of some popular works by other composers which are much more depressing than that!

Tanner also said many of the composer's songs 'are to do with rain' which he also finds 'depressing'.

I assume he was joking ... or that he is extremely prone to depression?

Well he may find Brahms rain based (?!)music depressing, but R4 and the BBCs wall to wall news and vapid opinion fixation is surely infinitely more so?

Anyway, you don't always have to change many words for things to make sense.

" max Hastings went down to the shops for a bun".....might be an example

[muzzer]

Shurely the Brahms and Liszt Experience is next............?