Symphony 2

Album by Johannes Brahms & Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Symphony No. 2 is the second symphony by German composer Johannes Brahms, completed in 1877. The work is rooted in the Romantic orchestral tradition, characterised by warm, pastoral themes, rich orchestration and classical formal structures, and it occupies an important place in Brahms's early orchestral output as a milder counterpart to his First Symphony.
First released: 1st February 2009

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Alto Rhapsody, op. 53
    12:57
  2. 2.
    Gesang der Geister über dem Wassern, D. 714
    12:12
  3. 3.
    Gruppe as dem Tartarus, D. 583
    2:22
  4. 4.
    An Schwager Kronos, D. 369
    2:25
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
    19:44
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
    9:26
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso - Presto ma non assai
    5:06
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
    9:07

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