Klemperer, Otto | Brahms Symphonies, Violin Con | CD

Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic period, born on 7 May 1833 in Hamburg. He died on 3 April 1897 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.

This six-CD box set brings together Brahms's complete symphonies, overtures, Haydn Variations, Violin Concerto, Deutsches Requiem and Alto Rhapsody, conducted by Otto Klemperer. The recordings date from 1954 to 1962 and are in stereo and mono, and the set was released by Warner Classics in 2024 as a compilation. The orchestras credited are the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Orchestre National de l'ORTF.

Track List

Disc 2

1. Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Disc 3

1. Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Disc 4

1. Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53