Audiophile Audition critic Steven Ritter gives a five-star review to Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Brahms: Symphony No. 4; MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra recording: “Certainly, the last movement of the Fourth Symphony is the orchestral pinnacle of the age in relation to the variation form. … It is this last movement to which the entire symphony is directed, and its success depends on how well the previous movements are balanced. … Many conductors…
Happy Birthday Brahms! In honor of Brahms’ 179th birthday today, we’re taking a look back at one of our past releases which features Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 performed by clarinetist Eddie Daniels and The Composers String Quartet. Eddie DanielsThe Composers String Quartet Weber: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B-flat, Op. 34Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op. 115 Leonard Bernstein called Eddie Daniels “a well-bred demon.” He…