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Brahms: Symphony No 1 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra

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Details

Composer
BRAHMS, JOHANNES
Artist
Thomas, Dausgaard
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Dec 01, 2012
Catalog #
BIS-1756
UPC
7318599917566

About

A weighty symphony, swaying Viennese waltzes and fiery Hungarian dances make up the colourful programme when Thomas Dausgaard and his Swedish Chamber Orchestra engage with Johannes Brahms in Opening Doors, the team's acclaimed series of Romantic orchestral composers. Johannes Brahms was only twenty years old when Robert Schumann hailed him as one whose genius gave rise to the greatest symphonic hopes. It is therefore striking that he didn't complete his First Symphony until more than twenty years later, in 1876 - even though the earliest sketches for it date back to 1855. Brahms - who once said that he constantly heard the 'giant' Beethoven 'marching behind him' - had such a deep respect for what his great predecessor had achieved with the genre that he for a long time doubted that he would ever be able to write a symphony of his own - by the time he did, it must have been gratifying to him that it was hailed as 'Beethoven's Tenth'. While working on the symphony, Brahms composed his Op.52, the cycle Liebeslieder-Walzer 'for piano four-hands (and song ad libitum)'. He kept the forces as flexible as possible: the waltzes were performable with or without voices; if used, the vocal parts could be sung either by soloists or by a choir. Even so, he was soon asked for another version, for choir and orchestra. Brahms initially rejected this idea, but finally agreed to make a partial orchestration: selecting eight of the Op.52 waltzes, he supplemented them with an early version of one of the not yet published Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.65. Around the same time, he was asked to orchestrate another collection of dances composed for piano four-hands: his first set of Hungarian Dances, which had quickly become a great hit. It took him four years to comply with this wish, and even then he only accepted to orchestrate three of the dances, leaving the field open for various other arrangers (including Dvorák) to satisfy the demand for more.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro 15:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
    Duration
    15:04
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  2. 2 II. Andante sostenuto 08:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  3. 3 III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 04:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  4. 4 IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio 16:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio
    Duration
    16:13
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  5. 5 No. 1. Rede, Madchen 01:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. Rede, Madchen
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  6. 6 No. 2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut 00:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  7. 7 No. 4. Wie des Abends schöne Rote 00:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Wie des Abends schöne Rote
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  8. 8 No. 6. Ein kleiner, hubscher Vogel 02:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 6. Ein kleiner, hubscher Vogel
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  9. 9 No. 5. Die grune Hopfenranke 01:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5. Die grune Hopfenranke
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  10. 10 15 Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 65: No. 9. Nagen am Herzen (version for orchestra) (arr. W. Weismann) 01:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    15 Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 65: No. 9. Nagen am Herzen (version for orchestra) (arr. W. Weismann)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  11. 11 No. 11. Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen 00:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  12. 12 No. 8. Wenn so lind dein Auge 01:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 8. Wenn so lind dein Auge
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  13. 13 No. 9. Am Donaustrande 01:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 9. Am Donaustrande
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  14. 14 Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (orch. J. Brahms) 03:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  15. 15 Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major (orch. J. Brahms) 02:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  16. 16 Hungarian Dance No. 10 in E Major (orch. J. Brahms) 01:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 10 in E Major (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard