The Story Of Brahms

Johannes Brahms (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Jonel Perlea (Conductor), Bamberg Symphony Chorus (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Bamberg Symphony Chorus
• Conductor: Jonel Perlea
• Composer: Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (April 16, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B000001KDB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,565 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #38 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Choruses
  • #51 in Music > Children's Music > Stories

Track Listings

1. Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Allegro con brio (excerpt)

2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: Allegro appassionato (excerpt)

3. Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, Op. 16: Rondo (excerpt)

4. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Adagio non troppo (excerpt)

5. Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 106: No 1, Serenade (excerpt)

6. Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra in A minor ('Double'), Op. 102: Allegro giocoso (excerpt)

7. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Allegro con spirito (excerpt)

8. Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No 2, Capriccio in B minor (excerpt)

9. Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: No 6 in D flat major

10. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Andante sostenuto (excerpt)

11. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: Maestoso (excerpt)

12. Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49: No 4, Lullaby (excerpt)

13. Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: No 1 in G minor

14. Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35: Excerpt

15. Rinaldo, cantata for tenor, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 50: Excerpt

16. Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No 15 in A flat major (excerpt)

17. Liebeslieder Waltzes (18) for vocal quartet & piano, 4 hands, Op. 52: No.1 (excerpt)

18. Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: No 5 in F sharp major

19. Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra in B flat major (St. Anthony Variations), Op. 56a: Excerpt

20. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Excerpt

See all 37 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great series, January 9, 2007

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S. Fieg-Corkery "Homeschool Mom" (Oneonta, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This CD along with the others in the series is very good. So far we have collected about ten different ones. They are thorough and interesting. I homeschool and it has been a great additon to our teaching materials and tools. The narrarated history format interspersed with the composer's music is key to keeping the interest of the children. A must-have for introducing classical music with historical background to your kids and at a great price on Amazon!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Brahms Educational CD, June 14, 2010

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Melyssa A. Harmon "CCRC Activity Coordinator" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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We have ordered and used a few of this series cd's only to find that they all have points within the narration where the voice is edited out in the middle of the sentence, making the program incomplete, difficult to follow and nonsensical. The musical aspect is often a nice variety of the composers work but with the incomplete narration, you learn little and leave your audience frustrated.

5.0 out of 5 stars Affordable and Educational, November 10, 2010

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Becky "mili_cat" (Wichita, KS United States) - See all my reviews

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I bought several of the CDs from this series for homeschooling this year, and they've been an easy non-painful way to learn about composers and to become familiar with their music. They are a bit old fashioned, but not too much so. I have not noticed any spots with edited out narration in any of the CDs, as the other reviewer described.