The London Symphony Orchestra's cycle of Brahms symphonies was Bernard Haitink's first set of recordings on the LSO Live label, originally released individually throughout 2004-05, and then as a boxed set in 2005. This collection of remastered recordings is now available on SACD, and digitally in spatial audio. Bernard Haitink's revelatory Brahms recordings with the LSO have demonstrated why fresh new interpretations of his major works are so important, and why the composer's music is still so relevant today. After struggling for years to come to terms with his fear of comparison to Beethoven, Brahms finally completed his First Symphony at the age of 43. It was hailed as a triumph and the remaining three symphonies followed relatively easily. His Symphony No.2 overflows with a relaxed, pastoral beauty, while the Third Symphony contains some of the most dramatic music Brahms was to compose. Finally, loaded with German Romanticism and including variations on a Bach cantata, Brahms' final symphony is a remarkable example of his mastery of symphonic composition. A rich, warm work that builds on a sense of movement and intensity right up to the final bars. Along with the symphonies, this release also includes Brahms' Double Concerto, Tragic Overture and Serenade No.2.

Tracklist:

Disc 1: Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C Minor, Op.68: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C Minor, Op.68: II. Andante sostenuto
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C Minor, Op.68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C Minor, Op.68: IV. Adagio - PiÃ¹ andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - PiÃ¹ allegro
Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81: Tragic Overture, Op.81
Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op.102, "Double Concerto": I. Allegro
Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op.102, "Double Concerto": II. Andante
Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op.102, "Double Concerto": III. Vivace non troppo
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.73: I. Allegro non troppo
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.73: II. Adagio non troppo
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.73: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.73: IV. Allegro con spirito
Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op.16: I. Allegro moderato
Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op.16: II. Scherzo. Vivace - Trio
Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op.16: III. Adagio non troppo
Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op.16: IV. Quasi menuetto - Trio
Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A Major, Op.16: V. Rondo. Allegro
Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F Major, Op.90: I. Allegro con brio
Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F Major, Op.90: II. Andante
Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F Major, Op.90: III. Poco allegretto
Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F Major, Op.90: IV. Allegro - Un poco sostenuto
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E Minor, Op.98: I. Allegro non troppo
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E Minor, Op.98: II. Andante moderato
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E Minor, Op.98: III. Allegro giocoso
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E Minor, Op.98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato

UPC: 822231157021
Label: Lso Live
Release Date: 9.2.22
Format: CD

London Symphony Orchestra & Haitink - Symphonies 1-4 (Hybr) (Remastered) (4pk)