Brahms: Symphonies 1-4, Overtures, Variations on a theme of Haydn – review
Andrew Manze's take on Brahms's symphonies is wholly individual, writes Nicholas Kenyon
Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann: Clarinet Sonatas; Sonata in E flat major; Phantasiestücke Op 73 – review
Emma Johnson's reading of Brahms's clarinet sonatas is a triumph, writes Stephen Pritchard
Brahms: Handel Variations; Rhapsodies Op 79; Piano Pieces Opp 116, 117, 118, etc – review
This first volume of Barry Douglas's planned survey of Brahms' complete piano works is disconcerting and confusing, writes Andrew Clements
BBCSO/Runnicles – review
Detlev Glanert's Brahms-Fantasie companion piece to a Brahms symphony was expertly atmospheric but outshone by the real thing, writes Kate Molleson
The Sixteen/Christophers – review
The original piano version of Brahms's German Requiem retained its power to shock in the Sixteen's masterful interpretation, writes Martin Kettle
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem – review
John Eliot Gardiner and co give a pitch-perfect account of Brahms's German Requiem, writes Stephen Pritchard
Brahms: Works for choir and orchestra – review
The cool precision of Philippe Herreweghe and co make these rare Brahms choral works are a treat, writes Nicholas Kenyon
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 – review
Christian Thielemann is not an obvious collaborator for a musician of Maurizio Pollini's temperament, yet in practice the partnership works remarkably well, writes Andrew Clements
Brahms Unwrapped – review
The opening programme by the Schubert Ensemble of this year-long Brahms survey offered a microcosm of the whole enterprise to mixed effect, writes Martin Kettle
Brahms/Rota: Rota Centenary – review
Nino Rota's centenary is marked with this enjoyable disc that pairs him with Brahms, writes Stephen Pritchard
For the Love of Brahms! – review
Pianist Benjamin Frith stood out amid this joyous 48-hour total immersion in the work of Brahms, writes Rian Evans
Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 to 4 – review
I had high hopes of this CD after David Zinman and his orchestra's fine interpretations of Mahler, but something was lacking, writes Andrew Clements
Handel: Suite in B flat; Brahms: Handel Variations; Bach: Partita No 1; Liszt: Vallée d’Obermann – review
Francesco Piemontesi reveals the aristocratic sweep of his Handel and unaffected approach to Liszt and Bach, writes Andrew Clements
Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer; Neue Liebeslieder; Hough: Other Love Songs – review
Brahms's sentimentality and folksy charm quickly cloy, but Hough's own songs cleanse the palate, writes Andrew Clements
Brahms; Stephen Hough: Other Love Songs – review
Stephen Hough and Brahms prove sparkling company on this fine Prince Consort disc, writes Fiona Maddocks
Brahms: Symphony No 3, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 – review
Yuri Bashmet leads this fine young orchestra in a shattering account of Tchaikovsky's sixth, writes Stephen Pritchard
Brahms: String Quartet Op 51 no 1; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht – review
An effective performance of what is one of Brahms's most racked and intense minor-key works, writes Andrew Clements
Brahms: Violin Sonatas, Ilya Grubert (violin), Alena Cherny (piano) – review
Ilya Grubert veers between the forthright and disengaged in his rendering of Brahms's violin concertos, says Stephen Pritchard
Brahms: Viola II, Maxim Rysanov – review
Amid a flurry of recent viola releases, Maxim Rysanov's second disc of Brahms steals the limelight, writes Fiona Maddocks
Brahms: Violin Concerto; String Sextet Op 36 – review
Those who like their Brahms bold and beefy may not care for this rendition, but those who prefer it expressively searching should love it, writes Andrew Clements
Brahms: Handel Variations Op 24, Rhapsodies Op 79, Piano Pieces Opp 118 & 119 – review
Murray Perahia returns to Brahms's work after 20 years, with achingly beautiful results, writes Nicholas Kenyon
Brahms: Handel Variations; Rhapsodies Op 79; Piano Pieces Opp 118 & 119
The virtuoso challenges in this Brahms and Handel set are all met without drawing attention to their brilliance, and the way in which Perahia almost imperceptibly ratchets up the tension is exemplary, writes Andrew Clements
Brahms: German Requiem – review
Brahms's German Requiem is given glorious life by the Arnold Schoenburg Choir, writes Stephen Pritchard
Brahms: Complete Variations for Solo Piano – review
Ohlsson's iron-clad technique and robust, forward tone generally suit these early variations, writes Andrew Clements, but there are times when a bit more delicacy might be welcome
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, etc; Brahms: Violin Concerto; Mahler: Symphony No 1; Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 8; etc
John Barbirolli's status as a champion of great British music is reflected in this patchy-sounding but classic 1959 recording in New York, writes Andrew Clements
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34, etc, Schubert Ensemble, William Howard (piano)
The symphonic grandeur of Brahms's chamber music is perfectly caught by William Howard and the Schubert Ensemble, says Stephen Pritchard
Brahms: Symphony No 4, etc
Gardiner has paired the symphony with works designed to illuminate Brahms's debt to the classical tradition in the widest sense, says Andrew Clements
Brahms: Symphony No 4, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique continue to illuminate with a live recording of Brahms's fourth symphony, writes Fiona Maddocks
Brahms: Piano Quintet; Intermezzos Op 117 and Op 118, No 2
Brahms's Piano Quintet was admired in its composer's lifetime for its "masculine strength", but the Schubert Ensemble's performance is as much about vulnerability as virility, Tim Ashley
Brahms: Fantasies Op 116; Handel Variations and Fugue Op 24; Schoenberg: Six Little Pieces Op 19; Suite Op 25
Schoenberg's brand of modernism was built upon Brahms's classicism just as much as it depended upon Wagner's harmonic emancipation. Wosner's understated playing suits this perfectly, says Andrew Clements
Brahms: The Complete Violin Sonatas
The pairing of Classical Brit winner Jack Liebeck on violin and pianist Katya Apekisheva makes for a superb account of Brahms's violin sonatas, writes Tim Ashley
Brahms: Sonata No 3; Liszt: Sonata in B minor, etc
Jitka Čechová plays with wild abandon on this dazzling, live recording, says Stephen Pritchard
Brahms: Songs
This marks the start of Hyperion's retrospective of Brahms's complete lieder, writes Tim Ashley
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2; Piano Pieces Op 76
Nicholas Angelich is solid but springs few surprises when he takes on Brahms's Second Concerto, writes Andrew Clements
Brahms Piano Quartet No 2/Clarinet Trio, The Nash Ensemble
Richard Hosford offers a sublime reading of Brahams, writes Stephen Pritchard