The 4 Symphonies

Album by Johannes Brahms & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & James Levine

The Four Symphonies is a cycle of orchestral works by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed and first performed between 1876 and 1885. They are large-scale Romantic symphonies rooted in classical forms, characterised by dense orchestration, intricate motivic development and a blend of lyrical warmth with formal rigour, representing the central symphonic achievement of Brahms's mature career.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto; Allegro
    12:25
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
    8:51
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    4:34
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: IV. Adagio; Allegro non troppo ma con brio
    16:52
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
    11:33
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: II. Andante moderato
    10:33
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
    6:10
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato
    9:41

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: I. Allegro con brio
    13:35
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: II. Andante
    9:30
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
    7:02
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: IV. Allegro
    8:38
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    15:31
  6. 7.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo
    8:41
  7. 8.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino); Presto ma non assai
    5:30
  8. 9.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    9:17

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