Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

Album by Johannes Brahms & Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern & Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 is a two-symphony set by German composer Johannes Brahms, completed in 1877 and 1883. The works exemplify Brahms's mature Romantic orchestral style, combining warm, lyrical melodies, rich harmonic development and intricate contrapuntal textures that chart his evolution in the late 19th-century symphonic tradition.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    20:50
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
    10:33
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai
    5:38
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    9:05

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: I. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto
    13:24
  2. 3.
    Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: II. Andante
    9:59
  3. 4.
    Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
    6:45
  4. 5.
    Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: IV. Allegro - Un poco sostenuto
    9:39

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