Symphony no. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn

Album by Johannes Brahms & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Kurt Masur

Symphony No. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn is a pair of orchestral works by Johannes Brahms, with the Variations composed in 1873 and the Symphony completed and premiered in 1876. The Variations demonstrate Brahms's use of classical forms and contrapuntal technique applied to a concise theme, while the Symphony synthesises his late-Romantic orchestral language through dense motivic development, expansive architecture and the fulfilment of his long-term symphonic ambitions.

First released: 2005

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1.
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
13:56
2.
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
8:47
3.
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: III. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso
5:08
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Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: IV. Adagio - Più Andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
16:42
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Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
18:25