Symphonies nos. 2, 3

Album by Johannes Brahms & Staatskapelle Dresden & Kurt Sanderling

Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 are orchestral compositions by German composer Johannes Brahms, completed in 1877 and 1883 respectively. They illustrate Brahms's late-Romantic orchestral style, combining lyrical themes, complex harmonic writing and classical formal structures, and they follow his First Symphony as works that consolidate his approach to symphonic form.
First released: 16th March 2007

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    16:24
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo
    9:42
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)
    5:26
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    9:44
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: I. Allegro con brio
    11:01
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: II. Andante
    8:58
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegro
    6:26
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: IV. Allegro
    9:04

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