Symphony no. 2 & Symphony no. 4

Album by Johannes Brahms & Philharmonia Orchestra & Christoph von Dohnányi

Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 4 are orchestral symphonies by Johannes Brahms, completed in 1877 and 1885 respectively. Both exemplify Brahms's late Romantic idiom, characterised by lyrical themes, dense harmonic language and rigorous formal development, and together they occupy central positions in his symphonic output, with the Second tending towards a warmer, pastoral quality and the Fourth exhibiting a more concentrated, contrapuntal approach.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: I. Andante - Allegro non troppo
    21:21
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: II. Adagio
    9:05
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: III. Scherzo
    4:59
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
    9:55

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
    12:43
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: II. Andante moderato
    11:26
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Scherzo
    6:18
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Finale. Passacaglia
    9:45

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