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Brahms: Complete Piano Music | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johannes Brahms, Martin Jones
Label: Nimbus Records
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 105181
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 1
UPC: 710357178825
EAN: 0710357178825
ASIN: B0000037BE
Release Date: April 16, 1995
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | 1. Allegro | | • | 2. Andante | | • | 3. Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco | | • | 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco | | • | 1. Allegro non troppo, ma energico | | • | 2. Andante con espressione | | • | 3. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro - Poco piu moderato | | • | 4. Finale: Introduzione: Sostenuto - Allegro non troppo e rubato | | • | Study No. 1 (Etude after Chopin, Op. 25 No. 2) | | • | Study No. 2 ( Rondo after Weber, Op. 24) |
Disc 2
| • | No. 1 Andante - Allegro - Andante | | • | No. 2 Andante - Allegro non troppo - Andante | | • | No. 3 Intermezzo: Allegro | | • | No. 4 Andante con moto - Piu lento - Tempo 1 | | • | Theme and Variations 1 - 6 | | • | Variations 7 - 16 | | • | Allegro maestoso | | • | Andante: Andante espressivo | | • | Scherzo & Trio: Allegro energico | | • | Intermezzo: Andante molto | | • | Finale: Allegro moderato ma rubato |
Disc 3
| • | Theme and Variations 1 - 7 | | • | Variations 8 - 11 | | • | Theme and Variations 1 - 13 | | • | Sarabande in A | | • | Gigue in A minor | | • | Sarabande in B minor | | • | Gigue in B minor | | • | Aria and Variations 1 - 15 | | • | Variations 16 - 25 | | • | Fuga |
Disc 4
| • | Book 1 | | • | Book 2 | | • | 1 - 8 | | • | 9 - 16 | | • | 1. Allegro | | • | 2. Allegro non assai | | • | 3. Allegretto | | • | 4. Poco Sostenuto | | • | 5. Allegro | | • | 6. Vivace | | • | 7. Allegretto | | • | 8. Presto | | • | 9. Allegro | | • | 10. Presto |
Disc 5
| • | 1. Capriccio - Un poco agitato | | • | 2. Capriccio - Allegretto non troppo | | • | 3. Intermezzo - Grazioso | | • | 4. Intermezzo - Allegretto grazioso | | • | 5. Capriccio - Agitato, ma non troppo presto | | • | 6. Intermezzo - Andante con moto | | • | 7. Moderato semplice | | • | 8. Capriccio - Grazioso ed un poco vivace | | • | 1. Agitato | | • | 2. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro | | • | Study No. 5 (Chaconne by J. S. Bach) | | • | Study No. 3 (Presto after J. S. Bach, version 1) | | • | Sarabande and two Gavottes | | • | (inverted) | | • | Study No. 4 (Presto after J. S. Bach, version 2) | | • | Kleine Klavierstuecke |
Disc 6
| • | 1. Capriccio - Presto energico | | • | 2. Intermezzo - Andante | | • | 3. Capriccio - Allegro passionate | | • | 4. Intermezzo - Adagio | | • | 5. Intermezzo - Andantino teneramente | | • | 6. Intermezzo - Andantino teneramente | | • | 7. Capriccio - Allegro agitato | | • | 1. Intermezzo - Andante moderato | | • | 2. Intermezzo - Andante non troppo e con molto espressione | | • | 3. Intermezzo - Andante con moto | | • | 1. Intermezzo - Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionata | | • | 2. Intermezzo - Andante teneramente | | • | 3. Ballade - Allegro energico | | • | 4. Intermezzo - Allegretto un poco agitato | | • | 5. Romanze - Andante | | • | 6. Intermezzo - Andante, largo e mesto | | • | 1. Intermezzo - Adagio | | • | 2. Intermezzo - Andantino un poco agitato | | • | 3. Intermezzo - Grazioso e giocoso | | • | 4. Rhapsodie - Allegro risoluto |
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Brahms Complete Piano Music August 6, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Brahms composed an astounding amount of piano music. Variations were a Classical form that long fascinated him. His most famous are The Handel Variations Opus 24, and the difficult Paganini Variations in which he shadowed the style of Liszt. Today this work is often compared with Bach's Goldberg and Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. Some of his shorter works include his Intermezzos,Romanzes, Rhapsodies,Caprices,and Fantasies. To me these are Brahms's most most important and expressive pieces he composed. My favorite pieces are Intermezzo 116 No. 4 and Intermezzo 118 No. 2. He brought these short forms to a new level of eloquence and expression. The first Intermezzo of Opus 118 is the very essence of Brahms's unmistakable sound and complexity in his music. I'll confess, I bought this set to fill the gaps in my piecemeal Brahms cd collection. Martin Jones' playing grows on me, much the same way Brahms music itself does. A word of warning if you are someone who likes pianists who play music slowly and passive. Yes, Martin Jones does play fast, but not always. He's generally fastest in the earlier works, where a case can be made for doing so. This applies to the first 2 sonatas, and the Paganini variations. Why would anything associated with Paganini lack virtuosity? The main thing is,it works. Every track is worth hearing. Martin doesn't put in a bad performance in the whole set.
Worthwhile, especially if you like Brahms February 28, 2000
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
Johannes Brahms was one of the key figures in Romantic Piano Music. His output for the instrument was varied and large, and this four-disc set is ample testament to that output. As it was with their complete Beethoven Sonatas set (by Bernard Roberts), so it it here: Nimbus have enlisted a fine artist with a good command of the piano to record all of Brahms' solo piano music, and whilst I am not a Brahms addict myself, I am sure it will give great pleasure to collectors and serious Brahms fans. I could offer a critique of all the works on these discs, but it is enough to single out a particular highlight. Martin Jones is particularly stunning with his rendition of the Hungarian Dances (which in their piano solo versions are not easy at all). The recording quality throughout is superb, enhancing the subtleties of Jones' performance. All in all this is a worthwhile purchase. If anything, it is perfect for discovering Brahms in perhaps his most 'comfortable' genre. I should say that I came across this recording in the course of studying Romantic Piano Music for A-levels, and for that purpose it was invaluable.
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