Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Outstanding performances of Brahms Piano Concertos

I agree with the acclaim received by this set - it is the digital update to past classic performances such as Gilels/Jochum, Serkin/Szell, and Stephen Kovacevich.Chailly is a brilliant conductor as usual, and Nelson Friere possesses a thickish tonality somewhat reminiscent of that other great South American pianist Claudio Arrau, (as opposed to a somewhat 'lighter' sound from Serkin, for example) which is perfectly suited for Brahms. What also distinguishes Friere is his independence - this is not a pianist looking to be note-perfect, but rather one whose style reminds one of older individualists like Horowitz. Sviatoslav Richter's peerless performance of the Second Concerto (under Leinsdorf) will never be surpassed with its electrifying playing, but other than that, Friere's recording is as great as anyone else's.Highly recommended.