Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

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Concertgebouw standards at the time of Haitink's survey (1970-80) left little to be desired. Perhaps the clarinets don't always overcome reservations about their tone and intonation with the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 27th Mar 1995
Catalogue No: 4420682
Label: Philips
Series: Collectors Edition
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Work length44:18

$3.40

$4.60

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1972-12-08
Recording Venue: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - Meno allegro

Track length13:01

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$1.15

2. Andante sostenuto

Track length9:04

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$1.15

3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso

Track length4:56

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$1.15

4. Adagio - Piu andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - Piu allegro

Track length17:17

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$1.15

Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Work length13:43

$0.85

$1.15

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1970-05
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Work length10:33

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$1.15

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1972-06
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Work length38:33

$3.40

$4.60

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1973-06
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

1. Allegro non troppo

Track length15:12

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$1.15

2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso

Track length8:54

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3. Allegretto grazioso ( Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai

Track length5:21

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4. Allegro con spirito

Track length9:06

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Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Work length39:13

$3.40

$4.60

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1970-05-20
Recording Venue: Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, Amsterdam

1. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto - Tempo I

Track length14:23

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2. Andante

Track length9:30

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$1.15

3. Poco allegretto

Track length6:20

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4. Allegro

Track length9:00

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Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Work length40:36

$3.40

$4.60

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1972-06
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

1. Allegro non troppo

Track length12:27

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$1.15

2. Andante moderato

Track length11:46

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3. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I

Track length6:14

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4. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro

Track length10:09

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Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a 'St Anthony Variations'

Work length19:25

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$1.15

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1974-09
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

Work length3:27

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$1.15

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1980-10
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major

Work length2:52

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$1.15

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1980-10
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F major

Work length1:58

$0.85

$1.15

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1980-10
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Work length45:58

$5.10

$6.90

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1976-07
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

1. Allegro molto

Track length9:46

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2. Scherzo (Allegro non troppo) - Trio (Poco più moto)

Track length7:40

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3. Adagio non troppo

Track length15:19

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4. Menuetto I-II

Track length4:13

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5. Scherzo (Allegro)

Track length2:54

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6. Rondo (Allegro)

Track length6:06

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Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16

Work length29:28

$4.25

$5.75

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Recorded: 1980-10
Recording Venue: Unknown, Amsterdam

1. Allegro moderato

Track length7:43

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$1.15

2. Scherzo (Vivace)

Track length2:43

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3. Adagio non troppo

Track length7:28

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4. Quasi menuetto - Trio

Track length5:26

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5. Rondo (Allegro)

Track length6:08

$0.85

$1.15

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2010

Concertgebouw standards at the time of Haitink's survey (1970-80) left little to be desired. Perhaps the clarinets don't always overcome reservations about their tone and intonation with the sensitivity of their phrasing; but the horns invariably do, and more often than not Brahms's favourite instrument is a source of joy in these recordings, blazing gloriously at appropriate moments (especially in the Fourth Symphony), or opening up and sustaining huge vistas in the 'dawn' of the First's finale. As to the strings, Haitink's insistence on firmly defined (though never over-emphatic) rhythms from the bass lines up is altogether exceptional; there are countless examples, but most memorable of all is the cellos' and basses' ostinato that sees the Second Symphony's finale in the home straight. What an articulate, integrated Brahms sound this is, too; a case of conductor and engineers easily achieving their aims working in a familiar acoustic. The only movement you may initially find overly sober is the first of the Third Symphony, taken very broadly, though it's determined and imposing, and the launching of the coda is stupendously powerful. There's no better way of getting to know Brahms's orchestral works on a budget.

Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

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