This page lists all recordings of Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53, by Johannes Brahms (1833-97) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Brahms: | Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Recorded: Royal Festival Hall, London, 6 November 1968 BBC Men’s Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Mahler: | Das Lied von der Erde Recorded: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 22 February 1977 John Mitchinson (tenor) BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, Raymond Leppard |
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) Janet Baker's performance of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde was first issued on BBC Radio Classics in 1995. It received the following review in the Penquin Guide, 'The Leppard version offers Dame Janet Baker at her very peak in 1977, giving one of the most moving and richly varied readings of the contralto songs ever...the final Abschied has depth and intensity that set it above even Dame Janet's earlier recording with Haitink...an essential purchase for admirers of Dame Janet and Mahler'. John Mitchinson, who also sang on the Horenstein version of Das Lied von der Erde (BBCL 4042-2) 'focuses ever more securely through the work, with many cleanly ringing top notes' (Penguin Guide). Paul Baily, our remastering engineer, has vastly improved the original stereo tapes. The Mahler is coupled with a rare broadcast of Dame Janet singing Brahms's Alto Rhapsody accompanied by Sir Adrian Boult and the BBCSO in 1968. Recorded live in the Royal Festival Hall, it comes two years before her studio account made in December 1970 and as always with live performances, has that extra frisson which Janet Baker could give. All Dame Janet's BBC Legends releases have been strong sellers over the years. Her association with Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde makes this an important addition to the series. | 
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Turtle Creek Chorale, Timothy Seelig | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 6 working days. |
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Oralia Dominguez (contralto) & Set Svanholm (tenor) Männerchor des Wiener Singvereins & Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Paul Klecki Live Recording 12/11/1954 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Marilyn Horne Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Shaw ‘…an opportunity to be with Brahms for nearly an hour in which the thoughtful, questioning mood is unbroken and its musical expression unblemished.’ Gramophone | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Janet Baker London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Symhony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Yvonne Naef Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans Vonk “Beautiful playing for what became a fine conductor’s epitaph…This is an essential disc for admirers of
the Dutch conductor Hans Vonk. The performances, beautifully played and vividly recorded, are marked
by Vonk’s characteristic qualities of fine balancing of sound, with clear textures and a firm control of
structure.” Edward Greenfield (The Gramophone) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino, Orchestra & Coro Sinfonica RAI di Milano, Mino Bordignon, Peter Maag Recorded 1976/79, remastered 24bit/96kHz | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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