Symphonies No 1-4

Album by Johannes Brahms & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Grzegorz Nowak

Symphonies Nos 1–4 is a set of orchestral works by Johannes Brahms, composed between 1876 and 1885. They use late Romantic orchestration and classical forms, with dense harmonies, contrapuntal textures, broad lyrical themes and rigorous formal construction, and they come from Brahms's mature period where he developed his approach to the symphony within 19th-century traditions.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - Meno allegro
    16:31
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Andante sostenuto
    9:27
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    4:48
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - Più allegro
    17:44

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Allegro non troppo
    19:53
  2. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Adagio non troppo
    9:49
  3. 4.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)
    4:49
  4. 5.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: Allegro con spirito
    9:09
  5. 6.
    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
    10:49

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Allegro con brio
    13:02
  2. 4.
    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Andante
    8:55
  3. 5.
    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Poco allegretto
    6:50
  4. 6.
    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Allegro
    9:04
  5. 7.
    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
    15:14

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Allegro non troppo
    12:47
  2. 5.
    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Andante moderato
    12:07
  3. 6.
    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Allegro giocoso
    6:19
  4. 7.
    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: Allegro energico e passionato
    10:09
  5. 8.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Chorale St. Antoni. Andante
    2:05
  6. 9.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Variation 1. Poco più animato
    1:10
  7. 10.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Variation 2. Più vivace
    0:58
  8. 11.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Variation 3. Con moto
    1:42
  9. 12.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Variation 4. Andante con moto
    1:56
  10. 13.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Variation 5. Vivace
    0:53
  11. 14.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Variation 6. Vivace
    1:13
  12. 15.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Variation 7. Grazioso
    2:46
  13. 16.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Variation 8. Presto non troppo
    0:57
  14. 17.
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: Finale. Andante
    3:52

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Allegro molto
    12:56
  2. 6.
    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Scherzo. Allegro non troppo - Trio. Poco più moto
    6:59
  3. 7.
    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Adagio non troppo
    13:28
  4. 8.
    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Menuetto 1 - Menuetto 2
    3:50
  5. 9.
    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
    2:53
  6. 10.
    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: Rondo. Allegro
    5:38

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