The 4 Symphonies

Album by Johannes Brahms & Wiener Philharmoniker & James Levine

The Four Symphonies are a set of orchestral works by Johannes Brahms, completed between 1876 and 1885. Stylistically rooted in the late Romantic tradition, they combine classical forms with complex harmonic language, expansive thematic development and rich orchestration, occupying a pivotal place in Brahms's mature output and in the development of the 19th-century symphony.
First released: 13th December 1996

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    20:07
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90: I. Allegro con brio – Un poco sostenuto – Tempo I
    13:32
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – Meno allegro
    12:57
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90: II. Andante
    9:40
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
    9:24
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo – l’istesso tempo, ma grazioso
    8:58
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90: III. Poco Allegretto
    7:06
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) – Presto ma non assai
    5:23
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso
    4:37
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    9:18
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 3 in F, op. 90: IV. Allegro
    8:48
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: IV. Adagio – Più andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio – Più allegro
    17:29
  13. 13.
    Tragic Overture, op. 81
    14:00
  14. 14.
    Rhapsody for Alto, Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 53: “Aber abseits wer ist’s?” Adagio – Poco andante – Adagio
    12:35
  15. 15.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
    11:30
  16. 16.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: II. Andante moderato
    10:22
  17. 17.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso – poco meno Presto – Tempo I
    6:14
  18. 18.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro
    9:22

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