Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 and Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 are orchestral works by Johannes Brahms, completed in 1876 and 1877 respectively. Both exemplify his late-Romantic orchestral style, melding classical symphonic forms with rich harmonic textures, expansive melodies and intricate rhythmic writing, with the First representing the culmination of a long compositional endeavour to write a symphony and the Second revealing a more lyrical, pastoral facet of his mature output.
