CD 1:
Sinfonie Nr. 1 c-Moll, Op. 68
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, Op. 90

CD 2:
Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur, Op. 73
Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, Op. 98

CD 3:
Serenade für Orchester Nr. 1 D-Dur, Op. 11
Serenade Nr. 2 A-Dur für kleines Orchester, Op. 16

CD 4:
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 d-Moll, Op. 15
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 B-Dur, Op. 83 (Beginn)

CD 5:
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 (Forts./ctd.)
Sinfonie Nr. 1 c-Moll, Op. 68

CD 6:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, Op. 90

Johannes Brahms had a principal focus of interest for the conductor Hans Rosbaud, alongside the music of Mozart. He recorded all four of his symphonies (Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 twice), the two serenades and the two piano concertos. The recordings of Symphony No. 1 were produced in 1955 and 1960 and that of Symphony No. 2 in 1962 (this was one of the last recordings Rosbaud made before his death).

Interestingly, the interpretative approach for the first recordings of Brahms’ Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 is markedly different from the second: the earlier recordings focus on details of form, contrapuntal structure and on instrumental transparency, while in the later recordings Rosbaud provides a more compact overview of the works.

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Recordings: Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, 19.09.1955, 20.04.1956 (CD 1); 17.–21.12.1962, 05.11.1958 (CD 2); 18.12.1958, 15./16.01.1958 (CD 3); 08.04.1958 (CD 4 & 5); 27.06. & 04.07.1960 (CD 5); 05.09.1962 (CD 6); Baden-Baden, Kurhaus, 08.01.1950 (live) (CD 4, 1-3)