BRAHMS, Johannes

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Academic Festival Overture

New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 31 Mar 1935 (0)

Met – Reiner – 28 Nov 1937 (0001)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 11 Feb 1939 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 10 Jan 1943 (0)

Los Angeles Philharmonic – Hollywood Bowl – Walter – 10 Jul 1947 (0)

Los Angeles Philharmonic – Walter – 7 May 1950 (0)

Boston Symphony – Tanglewood – Monteux – 20 Jul 1958 (0)

New York Philharmonic – Carnegie Hall – Mitropoulos – 2 Sep 1958 (0001)

Boston Symphony – Tennstedt – 12 Dec 1974 (0)

Toronto Symphony – Tennstedt – 13 or 14 Jan 1976 (0)

Bavarian Radio Symphony – München – Tennstedt – 1977 (0)

Detroit Symphony – Tennstedt – Jan 199 (0)

Alto Rhapsody

Ferrier – Copenhagen – Busch – 6 Oct 1949 (0)

Ferrier – Oslo – Tuxen – 14 Oct 1949 (0179)

Hoffman – Bavarian Radio – Kubelik – 18 Oct 1962 (0001)

Minton – Vienna – Stein – 1972 (0179)

Ludwig – Vienna Philharmonic – Böhm – 6 Jun 1976 (0)

Minton – Paris – Stein – 1977 (0091)

Ludwig – Vienna Philharmonic (in Salzburg) – Böhm – 15 Aug 1979 (0)

Forrester – Boston Symphony – Tanglewood – Tennstedt – 29 Jul 1983 (0)

von Otter – Vienna – Levine – 1993 (0179)

Obraztsova – Tokyo – 6 Aug 1995 (0100)

Undated

Hodgson – München – Haitink (0)

Valentina-Terrani (0)

Ferrier – London – Krauss (0118)

Anderson – RCA Symphony – Reiner (0)

Munih – Kalin (0094)

Stutzmann – Comissiona (0094)

Ein Deutsches Requiem

Baillie, Sved – BBC Symphony – Toscanini – 30 Oct 1937 (0)

Vincent, Kloos – Amsterdam – Mengelberg – 1940 (0179)

(In English) della Chiesa, Janssen – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 24 Jan 1943 (0001, 0109)

Schwarzkopf, Hotter – Vienna – Karajan – Oct 1947 (0091, 0118)

Lindberg-Torlind, Sönnerstedt – Stockholm – Furtwängler – 16 Nov 1948 (0118)

Ebers, Schmidt-Walter – Bavarian Radio Symphony – München – Jochum – 1951 (0)

Conner, Harrell – New York Philharmonic – Walter – 16 Mar 1952 (0)

(In Italian) Carteri, Christoff – RAI, Turin – Walter – 16 Apr 1952 (0133)

Seefried, Fischer-Dieskau – Vienna Philharmonic – Edinburgh – Walter – 8 Sep 1953 (0)

Seefried, London – Carnegie Hall – Walter – 16 Dec 1954 (0049)

Grümmer, Prey – Köln Radio – Klemperer – 20 Feb 1956 (0109)

Stader, Fischer-Dieskau – Paris – Klecki – 5 Jun 1956 (0094)

Giebel, Hotter - Köln – Celibidache – 28 Oct 1957 (0)

Lipp, Wächter – Vienna Philharmonic – Klemperer – 15 Jun 1958 (0)

Carteri, Christoff – Rome – Walter – 1959 (0)

Mathis, Reef – ORTF – Kubelik – 31 Jan 1968 (0)

Janowitz, Krause – Cleveland – Szell – 24 Apr 1969 (0091)

Janowitz, van Dam – Berlin Philharmonic (in Salzburg) – Karajan – 2 Jun 1974 (0)

Zylis-Gara, Weikl – Paris – Frühbeck de Burgos – 15 Apr 1975 (0091)

Rinaldi, Prey – Milan – Gavazzeni – 1975 (0)

Marshall, Prey – Paris – Barenboim – 22 Sep 1977 (0091)

Fontana, Weikl – Nice – de Almeida – 18 May 1978 (0091)

Fontana, Weikl – Nice – de Almeida – 20 May 1978 (0091)

Mathis, Brendel – München – Kubelik – 29 Sep 1978 (0)

Auger, Gerickson – München – Celibidache – 2 Jul 1981 (0)

Auger, Nimsgern – München – Celibidache – 1981 (0)

Battle, Nimsgern – Los Angeles – Giulini – 18 Oct 1982 (0091)

Hendricks, van Dam – Vienna – Karajan – 7 May 1983 (0091)

Hendricks, van Dam – Vienna – Karajan – 7 Aug 1983 (0091)

Popp, Allen - London Philharmonic (Prom) – Tennstedt – 26 Aug 1984 (0)

Moser, Berry – Vienna – Kuhn – 1984 (0073)

Valente, Brendel – Philadelphia – Tennstedt – 6 Jan 1985 (0)

Varady, Fischer-Dieskau – Berlin – Schneidt – 20 Nov 1985 (0091)

Reese, Grundheber – Salzburg – Karajan – 28 Aug 1988 (0)

Bonney, Schmidt – Berlin – Giulini – 11 Sep 1988 (0091)

Gruberova, Hampson – Vienna – Harnoncourt – 1988 (0)

Bonney, Schmidt – Vienna – Giulini – 1988 (0)

Popp, Brendel – Paris – Janowski – 1990 (0091)

Martin, McGuire – St Louis – Shaw – 12 Apr 1991 (0238)

Studer, Schmidt – Berlin Philharmonic – Abbado – 2 Oct 1992 (0)

Blasi, Terfel – Waldsassen – Davis – 1992 (0094, 0165 V)

Varady, Hagegård – Stuttgart – Gelmetti – 2 Sep 1993 (0091)

Boroska, Helm – Gurk – Kuchling – 7 Aug 1994 (0)

Banse, Hampson – Vienna – Previn – 1 Dec 1996 (0)

Upshaw, Hampson – Philadelphia – Sawallisch – 15 Feb 1997 (0091)

Blasi, Volle – Bamberg – Flor – 22 Mar 1997 (0)

Bonney, Terfel – Berlin Philharmonic (In Vienna) – Abbado – 3 Apr 1997 (0118, 0135 V, 0165 V)

Raimondi, Tichy – Vienna – Ortner – 16 Nov 1997 (0)

Isokoski, Dohmen – Ravenna – Prêtre – 1997 (0165 V)

Banse, Görne – Greifswald – Blomstedt – 1997 (0022 V, 0165 V)

Brewer, Keenlyside – London – Dohnányi – 13 Nov 1999 (0199)

van Ingen, Kraenzle – Tblisi – Matchavaiani – 24 Oct 2000 (0118)

Quasthoff, Murphy – New York Philharmonic – Masur – 4 Jan 2000 (0)

Hampson, Murphy – New York Philharmonic – Masur – 20 Sep 2001 (0022)

Eichenholz, Zetterström – Uppsala – Göransson – 10 Feb 2002 (0083)

Schäfer, Schöne – Dresden – Thielemann – 13 Feb 2003 (0118)

Florence – Bressan – 13 Apr 2003 (0094)

Matthews, Maltman – Barbican, London – Weller – 14 Apr 2003 (0094)

Martinpelto, Mattei – Stockholm – Honeck – 6 Jun 2003 (0094)

Martinpelto, Mattei – St Petersburg – Honneck – 12 Jun 2003 (0083)

Persson, Mattei – BBC (Prom) – Honeck – 15 Aug 2003 (0022, 0094)

Varady, Hampson – Salzburg – Fischer-Dieskau – 17 Aug 2003 (0022, 0091, 0094)

Scherrer, Henschel – Stuttgart – Rilling – 5 Sep 2003 (0094)

Wingen, Genz – Neubrandenburg – Malzew – 20 Sep 2003 (0094, 0118)

Gritton, Henschel – Birmingham – Rattle – 16 Dec 2003 (0094)

Martinpelto, Goerne – Ferrara – Harding – 28 Apr 2004 (0094)

Krivinem Silvasti – Paris – Rinaldo – 13 May 2004 (0094)

Norbert-Schultz, Dohmen – Paris – Masur – 3 Jun 2004 (0094)

Queiroz, Stensvold Royo – Barcelona – Weigle – 21 Nov 2004 (0094)

Schäfer, Scholl – Dresden – Thielemann – 13 Feb 2005 (0022 V)

Undated

Battle, van Dam – Vienna – Karajan (0)

Popp, Brendel – TCE (0)

Schwarzkopf – Vienna (0)

Oelse, Goerne – Berlin – Nagano (0)

Karajan (0094)

Double Concerto

Mischakoff, Miller - NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 21 Oct 1939 (0)

Schneiderhan, Mainardi – Lucerne Festival – Furtwängler – 24 Aug 1949 (0)

Corigliano, Rose – New York Philharmonic – Walter – 4 Feb 1951 (0)

Boskowsky, Brabec - Vienna Philharmonic – Vienna – Furtwängler – 27 Jan 1952 (0001)

Sonnleitner, Kiskalt – München Philharmonic – Knappertsbusch – 6 Jan 1959 (0)

Grumiaux, Janigro – RAI, Milan – Monteux – 12 Apr 1964 (0)

Kremer, Maishky – Vienna Philharmonic – Bernstein – 1970s (0)

Brandis, Borwitzky – Berlin Philharmonic – Karajan – 21 Oct 1977 (0)

Hoelscher, Schiff – NDR Symphony – Berlin – Tennstedt – 24 Feb 1981 (0)

Gradshulz, Stiehler – München Philharmonic – Celibidache – 1 Feb 1990 (0)

Gradshulz, Stiehler – München Philharmonic (In Rosenheim) – Celibidache – 2 Feb 1990 (0)

Gradshulz, Stiehler – München Philharmonic – Celibidache – 3 Feb 1990 (0)

Excerpts

Rehearsal – Mischakoff, Miller – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – Nov 1948 (0)

Double Piano Sonata in F Minor Op 34b

Argerich, Zilberstein – Lugano – 24 Jun 2002 (0247) *

Hungarian Dances

Uadated

Vienna – Abbado (0091)

Excerpts

No 17, 20, 21 – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 31 Mar 1935 (0)

No 1 - NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 10 Jan 1943 (0)

No 17, 20, 21 - NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 2 Jul 1944 (0)

No 1 - NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 13 Nov 1948 (0)

Nos 1, 3, 10, 17 – New York Philharmonic – Walter – 4 Feb 1951 (0)

Nos 5 and 6 – Los Angeles Philharmonic – Jochum – 13 Jul 1967 (0)

No 1 and 21 – Berlin Philharmonic (in Palermo) – Abbado – 12 May 1997 (0165)

Intermezzi

Excerpts

Op 117 No 2 – Andsnes – 2002 (0247) *

Liebesliederwalzer

Schola Cantorum – Toscanini – 31 Mar 1935 (0)

BBC Chorus – Toscanini – 3 Jun 1938 (0)

Leinsdorf, Kahn – Toscanini – 11 Feb 1939 (0)

Toscanini – 27 Dec 1942 (0)

Toscanini – 13 Nov 1948 (0179)

Berger, Pitzinger, Ludwig, Wenk – Scherzer, Falbe – 1959 (0109)

Herper, Baker, Pears, Hemsley – Aldeburgh – Britten, Arrau – 1968 (0179)

Bell, Connolly, Spence, Loges – Royl Festival Hall, London – 12 Feb 2001 (0)

Undated

WDR Choir – Francesch, Mazza – Köln – Bertini (0118)

Seefried, Ferrier, Patzak, Günter – Curzon, Gal (0094)

Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen

Kusnjer – Prague – Valek – 10 Jun 2003 (0094) 8

Magelone Op 33

Trekel, Ganz (Speaker) – Schwaetzingen – Pohl – 26 May 2005 (0101)

Undated

Bär (0094)

Miscellaneous

Unknown work – Goerkne – Stockholm – 2002 (0094)

Neue Liebesliederwalzer

Berger, Pitzinger, Ludwig, Wenk – Scherzer, Falbe – 1959 (0109)

Undated

Amara, Bible, Lloyd, Thompson – Bogin, Flissler (Pianos) – Scherman (0)

Piano Concerto No 1

Horowitz – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 17 Mar 1935 (0)

Horowitz – Concertgebouw – Walter – 20 Feb 1936 (0)

Hess - Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 9 Apr 1949 (0)

Curzon – New York Philharmonic – Walter – 28 Jan 1951 (0)

Solomon – Berlin Philharmonic – Jochum – 14 Nov 1954 (0)

Fleisher – Boston Symphony – Tanglewood – Monteux – 20 Jul 1958 (0)

Arrau – Bavarian Radio – Kubelik – 24 Apr 1964 (0001)

Arrau – French National Radio (in Montreux) – Horenstein – 17 Sep 1964 (0)

Backhaus – Vienna Philharmonic (In Salzburg) – Böhm – 1967 (0)

Ciani – Budapest Radio - Budapest - Abbado - 5 May 1968 (0001)

Kempff – Bavarian Radio Symphony – Kubelik – 1969 (0)

Lupu – London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 7 Apr 1983 (0)

Brendel – London Philharmonic (Prom) – Tennstedt – 30 Aug 1990 (0)

Pollini – Milan – Abbado – 1990, 1991 season (0165 V)

Kovakovich – Prom – Vanska – 1998 (0002)

Grimaud – Danish Radio – Dausgaard – 5 Sep 2002 (0117)

Grimaud, - Bremen – Minkowski – 5 Sep 2004 (0094)

Freire – NHK Symphony – Boreyko – 3 Jul 2005 (0239)

Piano Concerto No 2

Casadesus – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 2 Feb 1936 (0)

Horowitz – Lucerne Festival – Toscanini – 29 Aug 1939 (0)

Aeschbacher – Berlin Philharmonic – Furtwängler – 12-15 Apr 1943 (0)

Horowitz - NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 23 Oct 1948 (0)

Hess – New York Philharmonic – Walter – 11 Feb 1951 (0)

Anda – WDR Symphony – Klemperer – 5 Apr 1954 (0)

Curzon - Vienna Philharmonic – Salzburg – Knappertsbusch – 26 Jul 1955 (0)

Anda – SWF Symphony – Rosbaud – 1958 (0)

Rubenstein – RAI, Turin – Cluytens – 4 May 1962 (0001)

Fleisher – Boston Symphony – Tanglewood – Monteux – 11 Aug 1962 (0)

Backhaus – Vienna Philharmonic (in Salzburg) – Böhm – 18 Aug 1968 (0)

Ashkenazy – Philharmonia – Klemperer – 28 Jan 1969 (0)

Pollini – Cleveland – Abbado – 5 Nov 1972 (0)

Beroff – Dresden – Jochum – 25 May 1979 (0)

Pollini – London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 27 Sep 1984 (0)

(Rehearsal) Donohoe – London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 7 May 1986 (0)

Ax – Staatskapelle, Dresden – Chung – 3 Apr 2005 (0101)

Undated

Zimmermann – Vienna Philharmonic – Bernstein (0)

Excerpts

3^rd and 4^th Movements (Rehearsal) – Pollini – London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 27 Sep 1984 (0)

Piano Quintet Op 34

(Orchestrated by Schönberg) – Los Angeles Philharmonic – 7 May 1938 (0)

Vladar – Artis Quartet – 28 Jan 2001 (0)

St. John, del’Money, Halfman, Sheppard – Seattle – 5 Jul 1992 (0)

Piano Sonata No 2 in F Sharp Minor Op 2

Argerich – Carnegie Hall – 28 Mar 1981 (0247) *

Schicksalslied

Strelizer – Los Angeles Philharmonic – Hollywood Bowl – Walter – 10 Jul 1947 (0)

RAI, Rome – Walter – 16 Apr 1952 (0)

RAI, Rome – Walter – 19 May 1954 (0)

Die Schöe Magdelone

Fischer-Dieskau – Salzburg – Noore – 1964 (0179)

Fischer-Dieskau – Aldeburgh – Richter – 1965 (not LP version) (0109) *

Fischer-Dieskau – Salzburg – Richter – 1970 (0179)

Trekel, Ganz – Schwerin – Pohl – 7 Sep 2003 (0118 (with spoken poems))

Undated

Martis, Fassbänder, Rieger – Bär (0094)

Serenade No 1

New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 7 Apr 1935 (0)

Excerpts

1^st Movement - NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 23 Oct 1948 (0)

4^th Movement, Minuets 1 and 2 – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 9 Mar 1947 (0)

Serenade No 2

New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 31 Mar 1935 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 22 Jan 1938 (0)

Little Orchestra Society of New York – Monteux – 1957 (0)

Symphony No 1

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 25 Dec 1937 (0)

NBC Symphony – Walter – 18 Mar 1939 (0)

Concertgebouw – Mengelberg – 13 Oct 1940 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 17 Jan 1943 (0)

Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 17 Feb 1945 (0)

Los Angeles Philharmonic – Hollywood Bowl – Walter – 10 Jul 1947 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Furtwangler – 20 Nov 1947 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 30 Oct 1948 (0)

Concertgebouw – Furtwängler – 13 Jul 1950 (0)

NDR Symphony – Furtwängler – 27 Oct 1951 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 3 Nov 1951 (0)

RAI Turin Symphony – Furtwängler – 7 Mar 1952 (0)

Philharmonia – Toscanini – 29 Sep, 1 Oct 1952 (0001)

Berlin Philharmonic – Furtwängler – 18 May 1953 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Washington – Karajan – 27 Feb 1955 (0)

Dresden Staatskapelle – Knappertsbusch – 1956 (0)

Bavarian Radio Symphony – Jochum – 1956 (0)

RAI, Milan Symphony – Celibidache – 20 Mar 1959 (0001)

Dresden Staatskapelle – Knappertsbusch – 1961 (could be the same as 1956 performance) (0)

Boston Symphony – Tanglewood – Monteux – 24 Aug 1962 (0)

Concertgebouw – Monteux – 20 Nov 1963 (0)

Concertgebouw – Monteux – 24 Nov 1963 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic (In Lucerne0 – Karajan – circa 1 Sep 1971 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Edinburgh) – Karajan – 4 Sep 1971 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Salzburg) – Karajan – 27 Aug 1973 (0)

BBC Symphony – (At the Proms) – Boult – 17 Aug 1976 (0)

New York Philharmonic – Kubelik – 17 Apr 1978 (0239)

Chicago Symphony – Kubelik – 1970s (0)

London Symphony – Celibidache – 13 Apr 1980 (0)

London Symphony – Celibidache – 26 Apr 1980 (0)

London Philharmonic – Edinburgh – Tennstedt – 28 Aug 1981 (0)

Berlin Philharminic – Karajan – 12 Dec 1984 (0239)

Bavarian Radio Symphony – Haitink – 1986 (0239)

München Philharmonic – Celibidache – 23 Jan 1987 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Luzerne) – Karajan – 31 Aug 1988 (0239)

London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 6 May 1990 (0)

London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 14 Oct 1992 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Milan) – Abbado – 19 Feb 1993 (0165)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Palermo) – Abbado – 12 May 1997 (0165)

BBC Symphony – Belohlávek – 3 Jul 1998 (0239)

Berlin Philharmonic – Barenboim – 24 Nov 2000 (0239)

Swedish Radio Symphony – Berglund – 1 May 2001 (0239)

Berlin Stattskapelle – Barenboim – 25 Apr 2002 (0)

Saarbruecken Radio Syphony – Herbig – Nov 2002 (0239)

Bremen Chamber Philharmonic – Harding – 2002 (0)

Vienna Philharmonic – Jansons – 6 Mar 2005 (0239)

Overture – MDR – Luisi – 25 Sep 2005 (0239)

WDR – Bychkov – 30 Sep 2005 (0239)

Undated

NDR Symphony – Tennstedt (0)

Bavarian Radio Symphony – Kubelik – (0)

Excerpts

4^th Movement – San Francisco Symphony – Walter – 17 Apr 1950 (0)

"Exit in case of Brahms" – Philip Hale's proposed inscription over the doors of Boston Symphony Hall. (Contributed by Member 0131)

Symphony No 2

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 12 Feb 1938 (0)

NBC Symphony – Walter – 17 Feb 1940 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 3 Jan 1943 (0)

Philadelphia – Walter – 12 Feb 1944 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Knappertsbusch – 26 Mar 1944 (0)

Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 1945 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 9 Mar 1947 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 6 Nov 1948 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Walter – 25 Sep 1950 (0)

New York Philharmonic – Walter – 4 Feb 1951 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 10 Feb 1951 (0)

Philharmonia – Toscanini - 29 Sep, 1 Oct 1952 (0001)

NBC Symphony – Monteux – 8 Nov 1953 (0)

ORTF – Paris – Walter – 5 May 1955 (0)

München Philharmonic – Knappertsbusch – 18 Oct 1956 (0)

RAI, Milan Symphony – Celibidache - 24 Mar 1959 (0001)

Dresden Staatskapelle – Knappertsbusch – 27 Nov 1959 (0)

Dresden Staatskapelle – Knappertsbusch – 28 Nov 1959 (0)

Dresden Staatskapelle – Knappertsbusch – 29 Nov 1959 (0)

Munich Philharmonic (or Vienna Philharmonic) – Knappertsbusch – 1959 (0)

City of Birmingham Symphony – Horenstein – 4 Mar 1965 (0)

French National – Paris – München – 16 Nov 1965 (0001)

Vienna Philharmonic – Böhm – 1967 (0)

Danish Radio Symphony – Horenstein – 16 Mar 1972 (0)

French National (In Paris) – Böhm – 25 May 1973 (0)

London Symphony (in Salzburg) – Böhm – 5 Aug 1973 (0)

Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky – 28 Apr 1978 (0)

Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky – 29 Apr 1978 (0)

Leningrad Philharmonic – Vienna – Mravinsky – 12 Jun 1978 (0)

Paris – Giulini – 6 Feb 1985 (0091)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Paris) – Karajan – 30 Apr 1985 (0239)

Vienna Philharmonic – Kleiber – 20 Mar 1988 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Kleiber – 9 Mar 1989 (0)

Vienna Philharmonic – Kleiber – 6 Oct 1991 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Tokyo) – Abbado – 25 Jan 1992 (0239)

Boston Symphony – Haitink – 2001 (0)

NDR Symphony (Hamburg) – R. Abbado – 2000 (0)

Berlin Staatskapelle – Barenboim – 24 Apr 2002 (0)

Bremen Chamber Philharmonic – Harding – 2002 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Rattle – 12 Sep 2004 (0239)

Undated

Krauss (0002)

Vienna Philharmonic – C. Krauss (0)

Excerpts

2^nd Movement – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 24 Feb 1935 (0)

Rehearsal - NBC Symphony – Toscanini – Jan 1943 (0)

1^st Movement (Rehearsal) – New York Philharmonic – Walter – 28 Dec 1953 (0)

Johannes Brahms was once invited to dinner by a noted wine connoisseur. In the composer's honor, the man opened one of his finest bottles. "This," he announced to his assorted guests, "is the Brahms of my cellar." Brahms nodded, carefully examining the wine - inhaling its bouquet, swirling it in his glass, and holding it up to the light - before setting it down without further comment. "How do you like it?" the host asked with anticipation. "Well," Brahms replied, "better bring out your Beethoven."

Symphony No 3

Lucerne Festival – Toscanini – 27 Aug 1938 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 15 Oct 1938 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 8 Feb 1941 (0001)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 20 Dec 1942 (0)

Concertgebouw – Mengelberg – 27 Feb 1944 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Baden-Baden– Knappertsbusch – 9 Sep 1944 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 31 Mar 1946 (0)

Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 4 Nov 1947 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 21 Feb 1948 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 20 Nov 1948 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Wiesbaden – Furtwängler – 10 Jun 1949 (0001)

Berlin Philharmonic – Furtwängler – 18 Dec 1949 (0229)

NBC Symphony – Cantelli – 15 Dec 1951 (0)

Philharmonia – Toscanini – 29 Sep, 1 Oct 1952 (0001)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 1 Nov 1952 (0)

Vienna Philharmonic – Salzburg – Knappertsbusch – 26 Jul 1955 (0)

Dresden Staatskapelle – Knappertsbusch – 4 Nov 1956 (0001)

New York Philharmonic – New York – Mitropoulos – 9 Feb 1958 (0001)

Vienna Philharmonic – Mitropoulos – 10 Aug 1959 (0)

Vienna Philharmonic – Salzburg – Knappertsbusch – 1958 (some doubt about the date) (0)

RAI, Milan Symphony – Celibidache – 20 Mar 1959 (0001)

WDR Symphony – Köln – Knappertsbusch – 14 May 1962 (0)

Concertgebouw – Monteux – 28 May 1962 (0)

Philadelphia – Klemperer – 27 Oct 1962 (0)

BBC Northern – Monteux – Nov 1962 (0)

SDR Symphony – Stuttgart – Knappertsbusch – 15 Mar 1963 (0)

Philharmonia – Klemperer – 26 Sep 1971 (0)

BBC Symphony (Prom) – Boult – 6 Aug 1977 (0)

Bavarian Radio Symphony – Bernstein – 25 Nov 1978 (0)

London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 7 Apr 1983 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Paris) – Karajan – 30 Apr 1985 (0239)

Rehearsal – London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 7 May 1986 (0001)

Berlin Philharmonic (in Palermo) – Abbado – 12 May 1997 (0165)

(Arranged for two pianos by Brahms) Grau, Schumacher – 29 Apr 2001 (0)

Berlin Staatkapelle – Barenboim – 25 Apr 2002 (0)

Undated

Royal Philharmonic – Beecham – Live (0002)

Frankfürt Radio – Klee (0)

Excerpts

Parts of 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Movements – Stockholm – Toscanini – 3 Dec 1933 (0)

1^st Movement – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 17 Mar 1935 (0)

Rehearsal – Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 1948/1949 (0)

1^st Movement (Rehearsal) – New York Philharmonic – Walter – 21 and 23 Dec 1953 (0)

1^st Moement (Rehearsal) – Philharmonia – Klemperer – 26 Sep 1971 (0)

Symphony No 4

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 5 Jun 1935 (0)

(Opening 6 minutes missing) – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 15 Mar 1936 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 11 Feb 1939 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – di Sabata – Apr 1939 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 10 Jan 1943 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 28 Oct 1945 (0)

Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 11 Nov 1947 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 27 Nov 1948 (0)

MDR, Leipzig – Abendroth – 15 Feb 1950 (0229)

New York Philharmonic – Walter – 11 Feb 1951 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 22 Dec 1951 (0)

Philharmonia – Toscanini – 29 Sep, 1 Oct 1952 (0001)

Bremen Philharmonic – Knappertsbusch – 12 Dec 1952 (0)

WDR Symphony – Köln – Knappertsbusch – 8 May 1953 (0)

New York Philharmonic – Bernstein – 29 Jun 1953 (0101)

Royal Danish Radio – Klemperer – 29 Jan 1954 (0)

Stockholm Philharmonic – Klemperer – 16 Apr 1958 (0)

SWR Symphony – Rosbaud – 1958 (0)

RAI, Milan Symphony – Celibidache – 24 Mar 1959 (0001)

Columbia Symphony Orchestra – Walter – 1959 (0)

Los Angeles Philharmonic – Jochum – 13 Jul 1967 (0101)

Berlin Philharmonic – Berlin – 28 Sep 1968 (0001)

Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky – 28 Apr 1973 (0)

SDR Symphony – Wiesbaden – Celibidache – 23 Mar 1974 (0)

French National – Celibidache – 23 Oct 1974 (0)

SDR Symphony – Celibidache – 29 Nov 1974 (0)

Boston Symphony – Tennstedt – 12 Dec 1974 (0)

Cleveland – Tennstedt – Jul 1975 (0)

Stuttgart – Celibidache – 21 Oct 1976 (0091)

Vienna Philharmonic – Böhm – 23 Aug 1978 (0101)

Dresden – Jochum – 25 May 1979 (0)

Berlin Radio Symphony (in Stuttgart) – Chailly – 1983 (0)

London Philharmonic – Yokohama – Tennstedt – 8 Apr 1984 (0)

Paris – Giulini – 6 Feb 1985 (0091)

(Rehearsal) - London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 7 May 1986 (0)

London Philharmonic – Tennstedt – 7 May 1986 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Karajan – 22 or 23 Oct 1988 (0)

BR Symphony – München – Maazel – 15 Jun 1990 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Abbado – 29 Aug 1991 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Kleiber – 28 Jun 1994 (0)

European Youth – Albert Hall, London – Giulini – 1994 (0002, 0101, 0202)

Bayerisches Staatsorchester – München – Kleiber – 21 Oct 1996 (0)

Berlin Staatskapelle (in Rheingau) – Giulini – 1996 (0165 V)

Slovenian Philharmonic – Ljubjana – Kleiber – 6 Jun 1997 (0)

Dresden State – Ruzicka – 6 Oct 2001 (0)

Danish National Radio – Albrecht – 2001 (0)

Berlin Staatskapelle – Barenboim – 24 Apr 2002 (0)

BR Symphony – München – Luisi – 29 Nov 2002 (0)

Bamberg Symphony – Honeck – 13 Dec 2002 (0)

Danish Radio – Temirkanov – 14 Dec 2004 (0101)

New York Philharmonic – Gatti – Jan 2005 (0237)

Prague Radio Symphony – Válek – 8 Feb 2005 (0101)

Leipzig Gewandhaus – Norrington – 11 Mar 2005 (0101)

Dresden Staatskapelle – Chung – 3 Apr 2005 (0101)

Undated

(Two Pino version) Crommelynck, Kuwata (0101)

Excerpts

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Movements – Philharmonia – Klemperer – 28 Jan 1969 (0)

Symphony

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