Brahms - Liebeslieder-Walzer (Love Song Waltzes), Opp. 52, 65 ; 3 Quartets, Op. 64

Edith Mathis (Artist), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Artist), Karl Engel (Artist), Brigitte Fassbaender (Artist), Peter Schreier (Artist), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Wolfgang Sawallisch (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Wolfgang Sawallisch
• Composer: Johannes Brahms
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon / Polydor Intl.
• ASIN: B000001G8S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,428 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Charming Evening in Vienna, April 11, 1999

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This review is from: Brahms - Liebeslieder-Walzer (Love Song Waltzes), Opp. 52, 65 ; 3 Quartets, Op. 64 (Audio CD)

This is still the best recording of the Liebeslieder Walzer, especially if you like them by a vocal quartet. The performance is stylish, and the soloists, particularly the men, have gorgeous voices. If you prefer a chorus, Helmut Rilling's version on Acanta is beautiful, but hard to find. The recorded sound is very good.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of Brahms, May 6, 2007

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Dorita S. Berger "The Music Effect" (Norwalk, CT. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brahms - Liebeslieder-Walzer (Love Song Waltzes), Opp. 52, 65 ; 3 Quartets, Op. 64 (Audio CD)

Recording is about as good as it gets. Excellent singing; wonderful pianists. The best of Brahms tradition. Technically clean audio. Recommended. Can't beat Fassbaender nor Fischer-Dieskau!

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An all-star cast but lacking in charm, November 15, 2006

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This review is from: Brahms - Liebeslieder-Walzer (Love Song Waltzes), Opp. 52, 65 ; 3 Quartets, Op. 64 (Audio CD)

The reviewer below has gone overboard about this starry recording. Despite the presence of Peter Schreier and Fischer-Dieskau, the male side of the quartet lacks charm, and although Fassbainder and Mathis make up for that, I didn't find myself smiling very often. This is supposed to be joyous music, the epitome of friends gathered around the parlor piano. Here it sounds like professional singers reading a score, very well to be sure, but without much love, which is the theme of these dances. I'll stick with the Marlboro recording on Sony and the historic EMI set that features the incomparable Dinu Lipati and Nadia Boulanger as pianists.