Symphonies

Album by Johannes Brahms & Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Yannick Nézet‐Séguin

The Symphonies are the four symphonies by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed between 1876 and 1885. They exemplify Romantic-era symphonic writing through expansive structures, rich orchestral textures and contrapuntal technique, representing a pivotal development in Brahms's career and in the 19th-century symphonic tradition.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – Meno allegro
    15:28
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
    8:46
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    4:37
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: IV. Adagio – Piu andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio – Piu allegro
    15:43

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    20:42
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo – L’istesso tempo, ma grazioso
    9:41
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andantino) – Presto ma non assai
    5:12
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    8:45

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: I. Allegro con brio
    12:39
  2. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: II. Andante
    9:05
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
    6:37
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: IV. Allegro
    8:28
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
    12:27
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: II. Andante moderato
    11:09
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno presto – Tempo I
    5:56
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro
    9:53

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