Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1–4, Tragic Overture, Double Concerto & Serenade No 2

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Catalogue Number LSO0070
UPC 822231107026James Mallinson producer
Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd balance engineersSymphony No 1 & Serenade No 2 recorded May 2003, Barbican, London
Symphony No 2, Double Concerto & Tragic Overture recorded May 2003, Barbican, London
Symphony No 3 recorded June 2004, Barbican, London
Symphony No 4 recorded June 2004, Barbican, London
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording
Notes in English / en Francais / auf Deutsch -
'A classic recording.'
The Independent'Enchanting ... The sense we have here is of a musician re-discovering a piece he once loved and mistakenly thought he knew.'
Gramophone'[The Fourth exceeds] even the standards of its predecessors in its slowly building tension, superb string sheen and breath-taking climax.'
The Observer
£17.99
Bernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra
Composer | Brahms | |
Conductor | Bernard Haitink | |
Performers | London Symphony Orchestra | |
Soloists | Gordan Nikolitch, Tim Hugh |
1. Symphony No 1 in C Minor: I. Un poco sostenuto - allegro
2. Symphony No 1 in C Minor: II. Andante sostenuto
3. Symphony No 1 in C Minor: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
4. Symphony No 1 in C Minor: IV. Adagio - Allegro non troppo ma con brio
5. Tragic Overture in D Minor
Disc 2
1. Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor: I. Allegro
2. Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor: II. Andante
3. Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor: III. Vivace non troppo
4. Symphony No 2 in D Major: I. Allegro non troppo
5. Symphony No 2 in D Major: II. Adagio non troppo
6. Symphony No 2 in D Major: III. Allegretto grazioso
7. Symphony No 2 in D Major: IV. Allegro con spirito
Disc 3
1. Serenade No 2 in A-Flat Major: I. Allegro moderato
2. Serenade No 2 in A-Flat Major: II. Scherzo vivace
3. Serenade No 2 in A-Flat Major: III. Adagio non troppo
4. Serenade No 2 in A-Flat Major: IV. Quasi menuetto
5. Serenade No 2 in A-Flat Major: V. Rondo: Allegro
6. Symphony No 3 in F Major: I. Allegro con brio
7. Symphony No 3 in F Major: II. Andante
8. Symphony No 3 in F Major, Op 90: III. Poco allegretto
9. Symphony No 3 in F Major, Op 90: IV. Allegro
Disc 4
1. Symphony No 4 in E Minor: I. Allegro non troppo
2. Symphony No 4 in E Minor: II. Andante moderato
3. Symphony No 4 in E Minor: III. Allegro giocoso
4. Symphony No 4 in E Minor: IV. Allegro energico e passionato