Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1: Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1: Scherzo. Allegro molto e con fuoco
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1: Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2: Allegro non troppo, ma energico
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2: Andante con espressione
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2: Scherzo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2: Finale. Introduzione (Sostenuto) - Allegro non troppo e rubato
Track Listings (9) - Disc #2
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: Allegro maestoso
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: Andante espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: Scherzo. Allegro energico
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: Intermezzo. Andante molto
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 1 in D minor. Andante
Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 2 in D minor. Andante
Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 3 in B minor. Intermezzo, Allegro
Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 4 in B major. Andante con moto
Track Listings (17) - Disc #3
Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No. 1. Capriccio in F sharp minor
Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No. 2. Capriccio in B minor
Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No. 3. Intermezzo in A flat major
Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No. 4. Intermezzo in B flat major
Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No. 5. Capriccio in C sharp minor
Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No. 6. Intermezzo in A major
Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No. 7. Intermezzo in A minor
Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76: No. 8. Capriccio in C major
Rhapsodies (2) for piano, Op. 79: No. 1 in B minor
Rhapsodies (2) for piano, Op. 79: No. 2 in G minor
Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: No. 1. Capriccio in D minor
Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: No. 2. Intermezzo in A minor
Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: No. 3. Capriccio in G minor
Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: No. 4. Intermezzo in E major
Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: No. 5. Intermezzo in E minor
Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: No. 6. Intermezzo in E major
Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: No. 7. Capriccio in D minor
Track Listings (14) - Disc #4
Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117: No. 1 in E flat major. Andante moderato
Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117: No. 2 in B flat minor. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117: No. 3 in C sharp minor. Andante con moto
Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118: Intermezzo in A minor. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118: Intermezzo in A major. Andante teneramente
Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118: Ballade in G minor. Allegro energico
Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118: Intermezzo in F minor. Allegretto un poco agitato
Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118: Romanze in F major. Andante
Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 118: Intermezzo in E flat minor. Andante - Largo e mesto
Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119: Intermezzo in B minor. Adagio
Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119: Intermezzo in E minor. Andantino un poco agitato
Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119: Intermezzo in C major. Grazioso e giocoso
Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119: Rhapsody in E flat major. Allegro risoluto
Scherzo for piano in E flat minor, Op. 4
Track Listings (26) - Disc #5
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 1 in B major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 2 in E major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 3 in G sharp minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 4 in E minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 5 in E major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 6 in C sharp major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 7 in C sharp minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 8 in B flat major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 9 in D minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 10 in G major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 11 in B minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 12 in E major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 13 in B major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 14 in G sharp minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 15 in A flat major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 16 in C sharp minor
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 1 in G minor
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 2 in D minor
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 3 in F major
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 4 in F sharp minor
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 5 in F sharp minor
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 6 in D flat major
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 7 in F major
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 8 in A minor
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 9 in E minor
Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 10 in E major
Track Listings (7) - Disc #6
Variations (11) on an Original Theme in D major for piano, Op. 21/1
Variations (13) on a Hungarian song for piano in D major, Op. 21/2
Studies (5) for piano, Anh. 1a/1: No. 1. Study in F minor after Frédéric Chopin
Studies (5) for piano, Anh. 1a/1: No. 2. Rondo in C major after Carl Maria von Weber
Studies (5) for piano, Anh. 1a/1: No. 3. Presto in G minor after J. S. Bach (1st version)
Studies (5) for piano, Anh. 1a/1: No. 4. Presto in G minor after J. S. Bach (2nd version)
Studies (5) for piano, Anh. 1a/1: No. 5. Chaconne in D minor by J. S. Bach (for left hand alone)
Track Listings (88) - Disc #7
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 1a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 1b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 1c
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 1d
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 1e
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 1f
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 2a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 2b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 3
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 4
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 5
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 5a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 6
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 6a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 7
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 7a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 7b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 8a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 8b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 9a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 9b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 10
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 11a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 11b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 12
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 13
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 14
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 15
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 16a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 16b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 16c
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 17
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 18a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 18b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 19
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 20
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 21a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 21b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 22
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 23a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 23b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 23c
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 24a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 24b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 25a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 25b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 25c
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 26a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 26b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 26c
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 27
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 28
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 29
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 30
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 31a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 31b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 32a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 32b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 33a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 33b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 34a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 34b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 34c
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 35
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 36
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 37a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 37b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 38
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 39
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 40a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 40b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 41a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 41b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 42a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 42b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 43a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 43b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 44a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 44b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 45
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 46a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 46b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 47
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 48
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 49a
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 49b
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 50
Excercies (51) for piano, WoO 6: No. 51
Track Listings (4) - Disc #8
Variations on a Theme of Schumann, for piano in F sharp minor, Op. 9
Variations (25) and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, for piano, in B flat major, Op. 24
Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35: Book 1
Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35: Book 2
Track Listings (14) - Disc #9
Theme and variations, for piano in D minor (after sextet for strings, Op. 18)
Gavotte for piano in A major (after Gluck: Iphigenie en Aulide), Anh. 1a/2
Work(s): Sarabande in A minor, WoO posth. 5/1 & Two Gavottes in A minor and A major, WoO posth. 3
Gigues (2) for piano, WoO posth. 4: No. 1 in A minor
Sarabandes (2) for piano, WoO posth. 5: No. 2 in B minor
Gigues (2) for piano, WoO posth. 4: No. 2 in B minor
Piano piece in B flat major, Anh. 3/4
Canon for piano in F minor, Anh. 3/2: Canon
Canon for piano in F minor, Anh. 3/2: Canon (Inverted)
Transcription for piano of the Rákóczy March, Anh. 3/10 (fragment)
Sarabandes (2) for piano, WoO posth. 5: No. 1 in A minor
Study for piano, left hand on Schubert's Impromptu in E flat major, D. 899, Anh. 4/2 (spurious)
Transcriptions for piano (or piano, 4 hands) of Schubert Ländler (D. 366 & D. 814), Anh. 1a/6
Transcription for piano of the scherzo from Schumann's piano quintet, Op. 44, Anh. 1a/7
Track Listings (29) - Disc #10
Muss es eine Trennung geben, song for voice & piano (Die schöne Magelone), Op. 33/12
Verzweiflung ('So tönet denn, schäumende Wellen'), song for voice & piano (Die schöne Magelone), Op. 33/10
Wie schnell verschwindet so Licht als Glanz, song for voice & piano (Die schöne Magelone), Op. 33/11
Wie froh und frisch mein Sinn sich hebt, song for voice & piano (Die schöne Magelone), Op. 33/14
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 1 in B major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 2 in E major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 3 in G sharp minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 4 in E minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 5 in E major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 6 in C major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 7 in C sharp minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 8 in B flat major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 9 in D minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 10 in G major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 11 in B minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 12 in E major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 13 in C major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 14 in A minor
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 15 in A major
Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 16 in D minor
Cadenza for J. S. Bach's keyboard concerto in D minor (BWV 1052), WoO 11
Cadenzas (2) for Mozart's piano concerto No. 17 in G major (K. 453), WoO 13: First Movement
Cadenzas (2) for Mozart's piano concerto No. 17 in G major (K. 453), WoO 13: Second Movement
Cadenzas (2) for Mozart's piano concerto No. 17 in G major (K. 453), WoO 13: Second Movement
Cadenza for Mozart's piano concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466), WoO 14
Cadenza for Mozart's piano concerto No. 24 in C minor (K. 491), WoO 15
Cadenzas for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Anh. 4/7 (spurious, by Moscheles)
Cadenzas (2) for Beethoven's piano concerto No. 4 in G major (Op. 58), WoO 12: First Movement
Cadenzas (2) for Beethoven's piano concerto No. 4 in G major (Op. 58), WoO 12: Third Movement
Track Listings (4) - Disc #11
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: Maestoso
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: Adagio
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: Rondo. Allegro non troppo
Concert allegro with introduction for piano & orchestra in D minor, Op. 134
Track Listings (5) - Disc #12
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: Allegro non troppo
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: Allegro appasionato
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: Andante
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: Allegretto grazioso
Introduction and Allegro appassionato, for piano & orchestra in G major, Op. 92
This set is a remarkable bargain, containing all of Brahms's solo piano music, including such chips from his workshop as cadenzas for other composers' concertos and a series of strictly mechanical piano studies that nobody... more » will want to listen through. No matter. Idil Biret has a firm grasp of Brahms's idiom, and she plays with insight and passion throughout the set. Although she doesn't startle with her virtuosity, she handles the considerable technical demands of the music with great confidence. The orchestra and conductor make strong contributions on their two discs. The set comes with a fat booklet telling you nearly everything you'll want to know about the music. Too bad the individual variations in sets aren't tracked, but it's hard to think of another complaint about this monumental achievement, a startlingly reasonable way of getting to know Brahms better. --Leslie Gerber« less
This set is a remarkable bargain, containing all of Brahms's solo piano music, including such chips from his workshop as cadenzas for other composers' concertos and a series of strictly mechanical piano studies that nobody will want to listen through. No matter. Idil Biret has a firm grasp of Brahms's idiom, and she plays with insight and passion throughout the set. Although she doesn't startle with her virtuosity, she handles the considerable technical demands of the music with great confidence. The orchestra and conductor make strong contributions on their two discs. The set comes with a fat booklet telling you nearly everything you'll want to know about the music. Too bad the individual variations in sets aren't tracked, but it's hard to think of another complaint about this monumental achievement, a startlingly reasonable way of getting to know Brahms better. --Leslie Gerber
CD Reviews
A great introduction
Santiago Barcon | Mexico city | 10/15/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Having the complete works of such at a times dense piano composer as Brahms is perhaps not the best way to go, but with Mrs. Biret at the piano, and at Naxos prices, is a wise decision. You are able to know the composer in a deep way.Most of the performance are excellent, and you will not find one that is below average. The recording is very good and with ample sonic space.I have heard it twice already, and allowed me to explore Brahms.Highly recomended"