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Brahms: Complete Symphonies / Kempe, Munich Philharmonic
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Brahms: Complete Symphonies / Kempe, Munich Philharmonic

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Composer
Johannes Brahms
Artist
Rudolf, Kempe
Format
CD
Label
Profil
Released
Oct 07, 2022
Catalog #
PH20037
UPC
881488200379

About

For a long time Johannes Brahms was considered the epitome of conservatism, who, contrary to the disciples of Wagner and Liszt, fell back on old forms, which allegedly had no power anymore. Indeed, Brahms was an expert on music of the past, going back till the polyphonic composers of the 16th century. He made use of old patterns such as the variation and the interrelated passacaglia. He adopted the traditional four-movement symphony and its juxtaposition, respected the pattern of the sonata form and did hardly go beyond Beethoven when it came to instrumentation. However, the perception of Brahms as a “reactionary”, as it was initially argued by Nietzsche and later by the circle of Wagner and Richard Strauss, is unsustainable. No one less than Arnold Schoenberg has recognized the fundamentally different, which divided the composer Brahms, particularly as composer of symphonies, from the masters of the classical sonata and symphony in his famous paper “Brahms, der Fortschrittliche” (Brahms the Progressive)

Recorded 1974-75.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro 13:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
    Duration
    13:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  3. 2 II. Andante sostenuto 08:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    08:47
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  4. 3 III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 04:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  5. 4 IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio 16:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio
    Duration
    16:12
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  6. Disc 2
  7. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 16:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    16:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  8. 2 II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso 09:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
    Duration
    09:32
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  9. 3 III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai 05:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  10. 4 IV. Allegro con spirito 09:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    09:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  11. 5 I. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto 09:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto
    Duration
    09:37
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  12. 6 II. Andante 08:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:01
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  13. 7 III. Poco allegretto 06:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Poco allegretto
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  14. 8 IV. Allegro - Un poco sostenuto 08:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro - Un poco sostenuto
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  15. Disc 3
  16. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 12:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    12:18
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  17. 2 II. Andante moderato 11:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    11:03
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  18. 3 III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto 06:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  19. 4 IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro 09:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro
    Duration
    09:40
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe
  20. 5 Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a, "St. Anthony Variations" 17:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a, "St. Anthony Variations"
    Duration
    17:12
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Rudolf Kempe