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Brahms: Orchestral Works / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra
BIS

Brahms: Orchestral Works / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra

$42.99

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Composer
Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert
Artist
Thomas Dausgaard
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Feb 04, 2022
Catalog #
BIS-2556
UPC
7318599925561

About

This boxed set brings together Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra’s cycle of Brahms’ symphonies, originally released as four separate discs. Each symphony is coupled with carefully selected works to provide a well-rounded idea of the composer’s orchestral output.

Favorites such as the two concert overtures are included – the laughing and the weeping one, to paraphrase Brahms himself – as well as the beloved Haydn Variations (on a theme likely not by Haydn at all…). Another perennial favorite is the Alto Rhapsody, here with Anna Larsson singing the solo part, but there are also less-heard works – Brahms’s orchestrations of his own Liebeslieder-Walzer for instance, and of six songs by Schubert.

Throughout the set, the composer’s Hungarian Dances run like a thread. Brahms's orchestrations of Nos. 1, 3 and 10 have pride of place on disc 1, with the remaining 18, in much praised orchestral versions by Dausgaard, spread over the remaining three discs. In reviews of the individual discs, critics used words such as ‘freshness’, ‘transparency’, and ‘urgency’ to describe the performances, with Fanfare expressing pleasure at hearing ‘Brahms from the edge of one's seat’.

REVIEWS:

Exciting in quite a different way is Thomas Dausgaard’s invigorating cycle of Brahms symphonies (with interesting additions) with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. ‘The real purpose of using a small orchestra’, Dausgaard told Andrew Mellor regarding his recording of Brahms’s Second, ‘is to allow us to appreciate all the music that’s there, so that it comes to life in every corner, rather than becoming a mesh of sound'...Dausguaard [conducts] with a sense of style.

-- Gramophone

If you are sympathetic to the ideas that Brahms’s orchestral works can be played successfully by a smaller ensemble, and that the music does not lose its effectiveness when somewhat faster tempos are used, then there is no reason not to explore what Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra have done here. He is an intelligent conductor who infuses his ideas with personality, and Brahms is in good, un-arthritic hands. The recordings, made between 2011 and 2018 in the Örebro Concert Hall, sound wonderful.

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 65 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro 15:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
    Duration
    15:04
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  3. 2 II. Andante sostenuto 08:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  4. 3 III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 04:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  5. 4 IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio 16:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio
    Duration
    16:13
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  6. 5 No. 1. Rede, Mädchen, allzuliebes 01:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. Rede, Mädchen, allzuliebes
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  7. 6 No. 2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut 00:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  8. 7 No. 4. Wie des Abends schöne Röte 00:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Wie des Abends schöne Röte
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  9. 8 No. 6. Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel 02:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 6. Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  10. 9 No. 5. Die grüne Hopfenranke 01:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5. Die grüne Hopfenranke
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  11. 10 15 Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 65: No. 9. Nagen am Herzen fühl ich Gift in mir (arr. W. Weismann for orchestra) 01:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    15 Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 65: No. 9. Nagen am Herzen fühl ich Gift in mir (arr. W. Weismann for orchestra)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  12. 11 No. 11. Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen 00:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  13. 12 No. 8. Wenn so lind dein Auge mir 01:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 8. Wenn so lind dein Auge mir
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  14. 13 No. 9. Am Donaustrande, da steht ein Haus 01:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 9. Am Donaustrande, da steht ein Haus
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  15. 14 No. 1 in G Minor (orch. J. Brahms) 03:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1 in G Minor (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  16. 15 No. 3 in F Major (orch. J. Brahms) 02:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3 in F Major (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  17. 16 No. 10 in E Major (orch. J. Brahms) 01:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 10 in E Major (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  18. Disc 2
  19. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 17:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    17:23
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  20. 2 II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso 08:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
    Duration
    08:36
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  21. 3 III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai 04:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  22. 4 IV. Allegro con spirito 09:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  23. 5 Theme: Chorale St. Antoni: Andante 01:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    Theme: Chorale St. Antoni: Andante
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  24. 6 Variation 1: Andante con moto 01:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    Variation 1: Andante con moto
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  25. 7 Variation 2: Vivace 01:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variation 2: Vivace
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  26. 8 Variation 3: Con moto 01:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Variation 3: Con moto
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  27. 9 Variation 4: Andante 02:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    Variation 4: Andante
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  28. 10 Variation 5: Poco presto 00:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Variation 5: Poco presto
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  29. 11 Variation 6: Vivace 01:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variation 6: Vivace
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  30. 12 Variation 7: Grazioso 02:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    Variation 7: Grazioso
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  31. 13 Variation 8: Poco presto 00:56
    Track
    13
    Title
    Variation 8: Poco presto
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  32. 14 Finale: Andante 03:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    Finale: Andante
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  33. 15 No. 6 in D-Flat Major 03:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  34. 16 No. 7 in A Major 01:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 7 in A Major
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  35. 17 No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor 02:36
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  36. 18 Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 09:27
    Track
    18
    Title
    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
    Duration
    09:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  37. Disc 3
  38. 1 I. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto 11:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto
    Duration
    11:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  39. 2 II. Andante 07:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  40. 3 III. Poco allegretto 05:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Poco allegretto
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  41. 4 IV. Allegro - Un poco sostenuto 08:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro - Un poco sostenuto
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  42. 5 Schubert - An Schwager Kronos, Anh. Ia/12 02:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Schubert - An Schwager Kronos, Anh. Ia/12
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Johan Reuter
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  43. 6 Schubert - Memnon, Anh. Ia/13 03:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Schubert - Memnon, Anh. Ia/13
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Anna Larsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  44. 7 Schubert - Geheimes, Anh. Ia/15 01:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Schubert - Geheimes, Anh. Ia/15
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Anna Larsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  45. 8 Schubert - Greisengesang, Anh. Ia/16 04:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    Schubert - Greisengesang, Anh. Ia/16
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Johan Reuter
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  46. 9 Schubert - Ellens Gesang II, Anh. Ia/17 (version for voice and orchestra) 02:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    Schubert - Ellens Gesang II, Anh. Ia/17 (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Anna Larsson
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  47. 10 Schubert - Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, Anh. Ia/14 (version for voice and orchestra) 02:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    Schubert - Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, Anh. Ia/14 (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Johan Reuter
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  48. 11 No. 11 in D Minor 02:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11 in D Minor
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  49. 12 No. 12 in D Minor 02:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12 in D Minor
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  50. 13 No. 13 in D Major 01:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13 in D Major
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  51. 14 No. 14 in D Minor 01:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14 in D Minor
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  52. 15 No. 15 in B-Flat Major 02:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15 in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  53. 16 No. 16 in F Minor 02:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16 in F Minor
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  54. 17 Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 11:57
    Track
    17
    Title
    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
    Duration
    11:57
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Anna Larsson
    Ensemble
    Swedish Radio Choir, Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  55. Disc 4
  56. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 11:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    11:41
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  57. 2 II. Andante moderato 10:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    10:19
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  58. 3 III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto 06:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  59. 4 IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro 09:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro
    Duration
    09:28
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  60. 5 No. 2 in D Minor 02:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2 in D Minor
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  61. 6 No. 4 in F Minor 03:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 4 in F Minor
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  62. 7 No. 8 in A Minor 03:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 8 in A Minor
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  63. 8 No. 9 in E Minor 02:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 9 in E Minor
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  64. 9 No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor 02:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  65. 10 No. 18 in D Major 01:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 18 in D Major
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  66. 11 No. 19 in B Minor 01:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 19 in B Minor
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  67. 12 No. 20 in E Minor 02:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 20 in E Minor
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  68. 13 No. 21 in E Minor 01:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 21 in E Minor
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  69. 14 Tragic Overture, Op. 81 12:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
    Duration
    12:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard