Singer: Brahms
Title: Symphonies 1-4 - Alto Rhapsody - Academic Festival Overture - Tragic Overture - Haydn Variations
Label: Virgin Classics ‎– 7243 5 62081 2 4
Type: 4 x CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Date of released: 2002
Category: Classical
Style: Romantic
Size MP3 zip: 1471 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1662 mb
Rating: 3.9✭
Format: MP3 AIFF WMA AAC AA AUD TTA AHX FLAC

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Symphony No.1 In C Minor, Op.68 [Sinfonie Nr.1 C-Moll/Symphonie Nº1 En Ut Mineur]
1-1	I Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro	18:55
1-2	II Andante Sostenuto	11:12
1-3	III Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso	5:07
1-4	IV Adagio - Più Andante - Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Brio	18:21
Academic Festival Overture, Op.80 [Akademische Festouvertüre/Ouverture Pour Une Fête Académique]
1-5	Academic Festival Overture	11:10
Symphony No.2 In D Major, Op.73 [Sinfonie Nr.2 D-Dur/Symphonie Nº2 En Ré Majeur]
2-1	I Allegro Non Troppo	21:38
2-2	II Adagio Non Troppo	10:49
2-3	III Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - Presto Ma Non Troppo	5:24
2-4	IV Allegro Con Spirito	9:12
Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a [Haydn-Variationen/Variations Sur Un Thème De Haydn]
2-5	Chorale (St. Antoni)	2:26
2-6	I Poco Più Animato	1:16
2-7	II Più Vivace	0:56
2-8	III Con Moto	1:44
2-9	IV Andante Con Moto	2:11
2-10	V Vivace	0:51
2-11	VI Vivace	1:18
2-12	VII Grazioso	3:00
2-13	VIII Presto Non Troppo	0:57
2-14	Finale	4:10
Symphony No.3 In F Major, Op.90 [Sinfonie Nr.3 F-Dur/Symphonie Nº3 En Fa Majeur]
3-1	I Allegro Con Brio - Un Poco Sostenuto - Tempo I	13:31
3-2	II Andante	9:10
3-3	III Poco Allegretto	7:47
3-4	IV Allegro - Un Poco Sostenuto	8:56
Alto Rhapsody, Op.53 [Alt-Rhapsodie/Rhapsodie Pour Contralto]
3-5	Alto Rhapsody Alto Vocals – Dunja Vejzovic*Chorus – Houston Symphony Male Chorus	13:55
Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op.98 [Sinfonie Nr.4 E-Moll/Symphonie Nº4 En Mi Mineur]
4-1	I Allegro Non Troppo	13:29
4-2	II Andante Moderato	12:56
4-3	III Allegro Giocoso	6:27
4-4	IV Allegro Energico E Passionato	10:23
Tragic Overture, Op.81 [Tragische Ouvertüre/Ouverture Tragique]
4-5	Tragic Overture	14:46

Credits

• Composed By – Johannes Brahms
• Conductor – Christoph Eschenbach
• Engineer [Balance] – Preston Smith
• Liner Notes – Michel Roubinet
• Orchestra – Houston Symphony*
• Producer – Steve Barnett

Notes

"Recording: Brown Theater, Wortham Center, Texas, June 1991, June 1992 & March 1993".

Double jewel case within a thin cardboard slipcase duplicating the cover art. Track listing is from the booklet; back cover lists only the index tracks and overall timings.

℗ 1992 - ℗ 1997 The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics.
This compilation ℗ 1997 by EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics. © 2002 EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics.