Symphony no. 4 in E minor / Haydn Variations

Album by Johannes Brahms & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Bernard Haitink

Symphony No. 4 in E minor and the Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn are orchestral works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1885 and 1873 respectively. The symphony, his final completed symphony, synthesises Classical forms with late-Romantic harmonic language and culminates in a passacaglia-style finale, while the Haydn Variations demonstrate Brahms's interest in variation technique, contrapuntal writing and rhythmic incisiveness, reflecting his engagement with Classical models and his position in the late-Romantic tradition.

Symphony no. 4 in E minor / Haydn Variations by Johannes Brahms - album cover

First released: April 1992

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Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
13:24
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Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: II. Andante moderato
12:47
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Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso – Poco meno presto – Tempo I
6:14
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Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro
10:23
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Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a “St Antoni Chorale”
18:56