Brahms

(Déjà Review) An altogether splendid offering from artists who know and love this music [TB]

More canonic Léner Quartet restorations from the 1920s and 30s [JW]

An oddly imbalanced double bill, with an enjoyable Brahms Requiem and some unbearably rushed Bruckner [RMo]

The album works equally well for close listening and as agreeable background music late at night [GF]

Worthy accounts of the Brahms violin sonatas on period instruments [MC]

A legendary, visionary version of the sonata, but don’t make this your only version of the concerto [CH]

Core repertory from Thomas Jensen in authoritative performances [JW]

A delightful easy-listening programme with a couple of more substantial morsels [GF]

(Déjà Review) No lover of fine chamber music should be without this disc [KS]

Thought-provoking juxtaposition of light and shade, of joy and horror, so valuable in the world of today [GF]

A stylish release featuring a quartet of sonatas played by the sumptuous tonalist Louis Kaufman [JW]

A revealing documentary sheds light on a superstar career [RMay]

Magnificent playing weaves together the music of this intimately connected trio [RCh]

(Déjà Review) A disc of drama, excitement and real historical and musical value [JW]

Three successful orchestrations, especially that of the Piano Quintet [SB]

Klemperer consolidated; his full Warner legacy in best-yet transfers [JW]

Prepared by Uwe Sauerteig

A rewarding collection [GT]

Another first-rate addition to Pristine’s Mengelberg Telefunken series [PSt]

The pre-war Budapest Quartet triumphs in Brahms [JW]

A lovely album played with genuine affection for the music [DMD]

A warmly textured and rubato-conscious performance from an experienced clarinettist and chamber colleagues [JW]

(Déjà Review) Few performances are fresher [CC]

(Déjà Review) Tanyel’s playful Beethoven and loving Brahms make for a very attractive coupling [DS]