Brahms: Symphony No. 2

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Label
Channel Classics
Release Date
January 1, 2014
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      0
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Budapest Festival Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Fischer
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2014
    • UPC
      723385335146
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CCSSA33514
    • LABEL
      Channel Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Iván Fischer

    2. II. Adagio non troppo

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Iván Fischer

    3. III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Iván Fischer

    4. IV. Presto ma non assai

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Iván Fischer

    5. Tragic Overture, Op. 81

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Iván Fischer

    6. Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra

      Conductor: Iván Fischer


The Symphony No. 2 of Johannes Brahms was composed in the summer of 1877. It's cheery and almost pastoral mood often invite comparisons with Beethoven's sixth symphony. On this SACD from Channel Classics featuring Iván Fischer leading his Budapest Festival Orchestra, Brahms's 'pastoral' symphony is paired with two overtures. The Tragic Overture offers a somber contrast to the sunny mood of the symphony, while the Academic Festival Overture ends the program on a positive and uplifting note.