Brahms
BRAHMS: Piano Trio No 1 in B Op 8
Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Twine', Q Theatre Loft, 13 November 2018. Audio
BRAHMS: String Quintet No 1 in F Op 88
Helene Pohl (violin), Monique Lapins (violin), Ori Kam (viola), Gillian Ansell (viola), Rolf Gjelsten (cello). Audio
Intermezzi for piano by Brahms
Three Intermezzi by Brahms performed by pianist Dénes Varjon at the 2019 Adam Chamber Music Festival's Grand Opening Concert. Audio
String Quintet No 2 by Brahms
Brahms' second String Quintet is performed by Gillian Ansell and the Jerusalem Quartet at the 2019 Adam Chamber Music Festival's Grand Opening Concert. Audio
BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor Op 25
Leppänen Piano Quartet, recorded in St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington by RNZ. Audio
BRAHMS: Symphony No 2 in D Op 73
'Symphony No 2 in D' by Johannes Brahms played by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Audio
Lullabies: from Brahms to The Beatles
Listeners have two more weeks to prove themselves great lullaby music writers. To help you along here at Upbeat we feature a few different lullabies, from Brahms to Tiki Taane.
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BRAHMS: Symphony No 4 in E minor
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at its Great Classics Series concert, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, Auckland Town Hall, 5 July 2018. Audio
Prime Minister’s baby gifted special lullaby performance by NZSO
One of the world’s most famous lullabies, Brahms’s Wiegenlied / Cradle Song has been performed especially for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s brand new baby in German and Te Reo Māori.
BRAHMS: Cello Sonata in D, Regenlied Op 78
Inbal Megiddo (cello) and Jian Liu (piano). Audio
BRAHMS: Intermezzo in C Op 119 No 3
Performed by Piers Lane as an encore at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert in Auckland Town Hall, 2 November 2017. Audio
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat Op 83
Performed by Piers Lane and the Auckland Philhamonia Orchestra conducted by Brett Dean, Auckland Town Hall, 2 November 2017. Audio
BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F minor Op 34
Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon joins the New Zealand String Quartet for a performance of the Piano Quintet in F minor Op 34. Audio
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No 1
Violinist Amalia Hall and pianist Christopher Park play Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op 78 by Johannes Brahms. Audio
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Op 77
Performed by Ilya Gringolts and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Auckland Town Hall, 1 June 2017. Audio
BRAHMS: A German Requiem
Recorded by RNZ Concert on 27 May 2017, at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. Audio
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Hanslip Plays Mozart
In the first of the APO's 'Great Classics' series for 2017, British violinist Chloe Hanslip plays Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5. Also on the programme Haydn's Symphony No 21 and Brahms's Symphony No… Audio
Interrupted Cadences - Brahms falls asleep
Nodding off caused a war in Germany whose repercussions are still being felt. John Drummond explores critical moments in the history of Western music when things might well have turned out… Audio
QuintEssence reviewed
Peter Mechen reviews Chamber Music New Zealand’s mini-festival QuintEssence. The programme features performances from The New Zealand String Quartet, Grammy-nominated violist James Dunham, The Pettman… Audio