BRAHMS

Symphonies 1-4

CD1 Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

1. I. Un poco sostenuto. Allegro

2. II. Andante sostenuto

3. III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso

4. IV. Adagio non troppo ma con brio

CD2 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

1. I. Allegro non troppo

2. II. Adagio non troppo

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

4. IV. Allegro con spirito

CD3 Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

1. I. Allegro con brio

2. II. Andante

3. III. Poco allegretto

4. IV. Allegro

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

5. I. Allegro non troppo

6. II. Andante moderato

7. III. Allegro giocoso - poco meno presto

8. IV. Allegro energico e passionato. Più allegro

Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / David Zinman

New York born David Zinman is one of the most internationally recognized conductors of his generation. He frequently conducts the World’s most renowned orchestras. He has been Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich since 1995 and under his aegis as Artistic Director, the Orchestra has developed into an outstanding ensemble, celebrated highly successful tours in Europe, the United States and Asia, and recorded numerous highly decorated CDs. The complete Beethoven Symphonies recording was awarded the German Record Critics’ Prize in 1999 and GRAMOPHONE “Editor’s Choice” & “Record of the Year 2000” and it has sold (complete cycle and separate CDs) more than 1.4million units worldwide.

The cycle of the complete Brahms Symphonies (Symphonies 1 – 4) were recorded in April 2010 in the Tonhalle Zurich, a concert hall, that has been inaugurated by Johannes Brahms himself and that is famous because of its superb acoustical qualities.

The symphonies will be released as a limited edition 3 CD deluxe hard cover book with a 40 page booklet including extensive liner notes and many illustrations of partly rare material.

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