4 Symphonies

Album by Johannes Brahms & Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado

The Four Symphonies are a cycle of orchestral works by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed between 1876 and 1885. They encompass late-Romantic orchestral writing characterised by rich harmonies, dense counterpoint and expansive structures, and they represent the culmination of Brahms's symphonic output and a central contribution to the symphonic repertoire of the late nineteenth century.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Akademische Festouvertüre, op. 80
    10:17
  2. 2.
    Gesang der Parzen, op. 89
    12:42
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
    14:13
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
    9:39
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    5:05
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
    16:29

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Alt-Rhapsodie, op. 53
    13:18
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    21:02
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo
    10:02
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso
    5:25
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    9:42

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Tragic Overture, op. 81
    13:07
  2. 4.
    Song of Destiny, op. 54
    17:01
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: I. Allegro con brio
    13:39
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: II. Andante
    8:27
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
    6:28
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: IV. Allegro
    9:01

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, op. 56a
    18:10
  2. 5.
    Nanie, op. 82
    14:00
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
    13:06
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: II. Andante moderato
    12:10
  5. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
    6:26
  6. 9.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e pass
    10:03

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