Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker returns to the 19th-century Germanic repertoire on which the orchestras heritage has been based since its formation 125 years ago. Following in the historic footsteps of Klemperer, Celibidache, Tennstedt, Fischer-Dieskau, Schwarzkopf and many other distinguished EMI artists, Simon Rattle brings to the label Brahmss most substantial yet intimate large-scale work.