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Brahms: Symphony No. 4 / Dausgaard, Swedish Chamber Orchestra

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Composer
BRAHMS, JOHANNES
Artist
Dausgaard
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Aug 07, 2020
Catalog #
BIS-2383
UPC
7318599923833

About

Begun in 2012 with the release of Symphony No. 1, Thomas Dausgaard’s four-album traversal of the symphonies of Johannes Brahms is here brought to a close with the composer’s final work in the genre. The E minor Symphony is sometimes described as Brahms’ ‘elegiac symphony’, and has been called ‘one of the greatest orchestral works since Beethoven’. Typical for the composer is the striking degree of motivic relationships throughout the work. This includes the finale in which Brahms demonstrates his full mastery in a towering Passacaglia consisting of 30 variations and a coda. The smallish forces of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra contribute to a transparency and clarity which bring out the finer details of Brahms’ compositional web. As on previous installments, the symphony is coupled with other works by Brahms. Included on the present release is another late work, Tragic Overture, which concludes the programme. These two ‘serious’ works frame some of the most rousing and ebullient music Brahms ever wrote, namely his Hungarian Dances. Composed for piano four-hands, the 21 dances became immensely popular, and Brahms arranged three of them for orchestra himself. Having made his own orchestrations of the remaining 18 dances, Thomas Dausgaard has recorded the full set for his Brahms cycle, with the final nine dances included here.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 11:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    11:41
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  2. 2 II. Andante moderato 10:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    10:19
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  3. 3 III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto 06:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  4. 4 IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro 09:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro
    Duration
    09:28
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  5. 5 No. 2 in D Minor 02:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2 in D Minor
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  6. 6 No. 4 in F Minor 03:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 4 in F Minor
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  7. 7 No. 8 in A Minor 03:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 8 in A Minor
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  8. 8 No. 9 in E Minor 02:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 9 in E Minor
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  9. 9 No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor 02:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  10. 10 No. 18 in D Major 01:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 18 in D Major
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  11. 11 No. 19 in B Minor 01:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 19 in B Minor
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  12. 12 No. 20 in E Minor 02:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 20 in E Minor
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  13. 13 No. 21 in E Minor 01:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 21 in E Minor
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard
  14. 14 Tragic Overture, Op. 81 12:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
    Duration
    12:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Svenska Kammarorkestern
    Conductor
    Thomas Dausgaard