Symphonies
Album by Johannes Brahms & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch
The Symphonies are a set of four orchestral works by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed between 1876 and 1885. They combine classical symphonic forms with late-Romantic harmony, expanded orchestration and cyclical referential techniques, representing the culmination of Brahms's orchestral writing and a key contribution to the Romantic symphonic repertoire.
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Disc 1
- 1.Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Un poco sostenuto3:00
- 2.Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Allegro10:51
- 3.Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Andante sostenuto8:59
- 4.Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Un poco allegretto e grazioso4:49
- 5.Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Adagio4:34
- 6.Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Allegro non troppo, ma con brio12:27
- 7.Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a18:44
- 8.Tragic Overture, Op. 8112:37
Disc 2
- 2.Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Allegro non troppo15:14
- 3.Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Adagio non troppo9:57
- 4.Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino - Presto ma non assai)5:10
- 5.Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Allegro con spirito9:32
- 6.Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Allegro con brio13:50
- 7.Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Andante9:18
- 8.Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Poco allegretto6:36
- 9.Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Allegro - Un poco sostenuto9:06
Disc 3
- 3.Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Allegro non troppo12:39
- 4.Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Andante moderato12:12
- 5.Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Allegro giocoso6:27
- 6.Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Allegro energico e passionato10:27
- 7.Schicksalslied, for chorus and orchestra, Op. 54: Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll8:17
- 8.Schicksalslied, for chorus and orchestra, Op. 54: Allegro5:17
- 9.Schicksalslied, for chorus and orchestra, Op. 54: Adagio2:32
- 10.Academic Festival Overture, Op. 809:53





