The Great Composers, Volume 2: Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68

Album by Johannes Brahms & SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg & Jascha Horenstein

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 is the first symphony by German composer Johannes Brahms, completed and premiered in 1876. Rooted in the Romantic tradition, the work features dense orchestration, expansive thematic development and dramatic climaxes, and it occupies a pivotal place in Brahms's career as the work by which he asserted his voice in the symphonic repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
    14:17
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
    9:37
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    5:14
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: IV. Allegro non troppo ma con brio
    17:28

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