Universal Music Australia Istvan Kertesz Brahms- Symphonies Nos 1-4, Serenades Nos 1 And 2, Haydn Variations Cd

This 4CD collection brings together all of Kerte?sz s Brahms recordings for Decca.

The two Serenades were recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra.

His Wiener Philharmoniker Brahms cycle began in May 1964 with a recording of the Second Symphony and continued in 1972-73 with the remaining symphonies and the Variations on a theme of Haydn. Recording of the Variations commenced on 1 March 1972, and upon Kerte?sz s passing (16 April 1973), the orchestra completed the recording on 14 May 1973, conductor-less, in his memory.