Description Reviews (0) Title: Brahms: Symphonies 2 & 4 Artist: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Label: Chandos Product Type: SUPER-AUDIO CD UPC: 0095115524824 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2026-01-02 Number of Discs: 1 His First Symphony famously took Brahms twenty-one years from conception to first performance – a marker of both his own highly self-critical assessment of his output, combined with the expectation of everyone around him that his symphonic output would naturally pick up where Beethoven had left off. Astonishingly, his Second Symphony was begun in June 1877 and received it’s first performance just six months later, by the Vienna Philharmonic and Hans Richter. It’s cheerful nature and pastoral mood are also a stark contrast to the first symphony.Following a gap of some six years, Brahms returned to the form in 1883, and composed his third and then fourth symphonies in quick succession. Begun in 1884, the Fourth Symphony was premired by Brahms and the Meiningen court orchestra in October 1885. The work is especially notable for it’s last movement, which takes the form of a passacaglia (an extremely rare occurrence) and is the only one of Brahms’s symphonies to end in a minor key. Tracks: Reviews There are no reviews yet. Be the first to review “Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra: Brahms: Symphonies 2 & 4 – SUPER-AUDIO CD” Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your rating * Rate… Perfect Good Average Not that bad Very poor Your review *Name * Email * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
