Brahms: The Complete Quintets

Johannes Brahms (Composer), Berlin Philharmonic Octet (Performer), Werner Haas (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Octet, Werner Haas
• Composer: Johannes Brahms
• Audio CD (June 13, 1995)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000041C0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,764 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great performances of Brahms masterpieces., June 1, 2008

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Miles D. Moore (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brahms: The Complete Quintets (Audio CD)

This two-disc set of the Brahms string, piano, and clarinet quintets offers discerning listeners everything it should, from the standpoint of both performance and sound quality. I bought this set for the second disc--to my mind, the Clarinet Quintet and the Second String Quintet rank among Brahms' very greatest achievements--but the performances on both discs can scarcely be faulted in any particular. The Philips double-disc sets are wonderful values in general, offering state-of-the-art recordings of first-rate classical performances. I have several in my CD collection, and this collection of Brahms quintets is one of the best of them.

26 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First-Rate Quintets, November 4, 2003

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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I love the Philips Duo series -- you always get a lot of music in slim, space-saving jewel cases for surprisingly little money. This outstanding CD collects all four of Brahms' Quintets as performed by pianist Werner Haas and/or members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet from the early 1970s. Originally I had bought three different CDs in order to get the very same music featured on this set -- the String Quintets by Juilliard with Walter Trampler added, the Piano Quintet (with the Dvorak PQ as well) by Guarneri and Rubinstein, and the Clarinet Quintet (coupled with Mozart's) by Emerson. Those performances were all excellent but when I began running out of room on my CD shelves (a constant problem for us serious collectors), I wised up and replaced three CDs with this one Philips Duo two-fer. Well, I certainly didn't sacrifice musical quality in my quest to consolidate my holdings. If I had to do it all over again, I would just buy this title and save myself some time, money and space.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, November 30, 2011

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