The Symphonies

Album by Johannes Brahms & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons

The Symphonies are a set of four symphonies by German composer Johannes Brahms, completed between 1876 and 1885. Rooted in the late Romantic tradition, they combine classical formal discipline with dense orchestral textures, advanced harmonic language and expansive structures, representing Brahms's mature orchestral output and forming an important strand of the late Romantic symphonic repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro
    13:20
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
    9:30
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    4:57
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: IV. Adagio – Più Andante – Allegro non troppo ma con brio – Più Allegro
    17:46

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    16:16
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo
    9:57
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)
    5:13
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    9:45
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90: I. Allegro con brio
    13:43
  6. 7.
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90: II. Andante
    9:24
  7. 8.
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90: III. Poco Allegretto
    6:57
  8. 9.
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90: IV. Allegro – Un poco sostenuto
    9:15

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
    13:15
  2. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: II. Andante moderato
    12:18
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
    6:39
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato
    10:08

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