Symphony No. 3/Symphony No. 4

Album by Johannes Brahms & Houston Symphony & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Stokowski & William Steinberg

Symphony No. 3 and Symphony No. 4 are orchestral compositions by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1883 and 1885 respectively. Both works exemplify Brahms's late-Romantic orchestral idiom—rich, sonorous textures, inventive counterpoint and strong rhythmic momentum—and occupy a central place in his symphonic output, with the Third notable for its lyrical interweaving of motifs and the Fourth concluding his symphonic cycle with a passacaglia-based finale.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 3: 1. Allegro con brio
    10:12
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 3: 2. Andante
    10:49
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 3: 3. Poco allegretto
    6:18
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 3: 4. Allegro
    9:40
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 4: 1. Allegro non tropo, 2. Andante moderato
    23:25
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 4: 3. Allegro giocoso, 4. Allegro energetico e passionato
    16:09

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