The 4 Symphonies

Album by Johannes Brahms & Staatskapelle Dresden & Kurt Sanderling

The 4 Symphonies is a cycle of four orchestral symphonies by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed between 1876 and 1885. These works blend Romantic-era harmonic richness with classical forms, featuring dense orchestration, extensive thematic development and expansive structures that mark the culmination of Brahms's symphonic writing and constitute a significant contribution to the late 19th-century orchestral repertoire.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
    14:27
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
    9:59
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    5:04
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: IV. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
    17:25
  5. 5.
    Tragic Overture, op. 81
    13:16

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    16:24
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo
    9:42
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso
    5:26
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    9:44
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: I. Allegro con brio
    11:01
  6. 7.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: II. Andante
    8:58
  7. 8.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
    6:26
  8. 9.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: IV. Allegro
    9:04

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
    13:07
  2. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: II. Andante moderato
    11:45
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
    6:21
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato
    10:56
  5. 7.
    Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, op. 56a
    18:38

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