Title: Johannes Brahms: The Symphonies - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly
Release year: 2012-2013
Genre: Classical, Romantic
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Artist: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Description:

The following is his 2011 landmark Beethoven symphonic cycle, Riccardo Chailly and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra return with new recordings of the complete Brahms symphonies as well as other orchestral works including overtures and the Haydn Variations.

The collection also features the world premieres of the two orchestrated piano intermezzi, and the nine-lebeslieder waltzes, the original first performance of the Andante from Symphony No. 1 and the even rarer note of the Fourth Symphony.

Since recording the Brahms symphonies 25 years ago, Chailly's approach is radically rethought, re-examining the scores and the recorded interpretations of an earlier generation of conductors to bring a fresh, new and dramatic reading.

Tracklist:
  Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Symphony No.1 In C Minor, Op.68
01. 1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - Meno allegro 15:26
02. 2. Andante sostenuto 8:22
03. 3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 4:25
04. 4. Adagio - Piu andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - Piu allegro 15:40
• Symphony No.2 In D, Op.73
05. 1. Allegro non troppo 17:49
06. 2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso 8:26
07. 3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai 5:06
08. 4. Allegro con spirito 8:52
• Symphony No.3 In F, Op.90
09. 1. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto - Tempo I 11:44
10. 2. Andante 8:16
11. 3. Poco allegretto 6:06
12. 4. Allegro 8:15
• Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op.98
13. 1. Allegro non troppo 11:57
14. 2. Andante moderato 10:42
15. 3. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I 5:54
16. 4. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro 9:24
• Orchestral Works
17. Tragic Overture, Op. 81 12:45
  Fantasias (7 Piano Pieces), Op.116
18. No.4 - Intermezzo in E major (Arr. Paul Klengel) 4:42
  Intermezzi, Op.117
19. No.1 - Intermezzo E flat major (Arr. Paul Klengel) 4:49
  Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56a
20. Theme: "Chorale St. Antoni" 1:54
21. Variation I: Poco più animato 1:14
22. Variation II: Più vivace 0:53
23. Variation III: Con moto 1:39
24. Variation IV: Andante con moto 1:55
25. Variation V: Vivace 0:51
26. Variation VI: Vivace 1:05
27. Variation VII: Grazioso 2:31
28. Variation VIII: Presto non troppo 0:59
29. Finale: Andante 3:45
  Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52
  Orchestral Version
30. No.1 1:12
31. No.2 0:43
32. No.4 0:43
33. No.6 2:40
34. No.5 1:42
  Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op.65
35. No.9 (Orchestral Version) 1:25
  Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op.52
  Orchestral Version
36. No.11 0:52
37. No.8 1:26
38. No. 9 2:15
39. Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 9:24
40. Hungarian Dance No.1 In C Minor 2:53
41. Hungarian Dance No.3 In F 2:09
42. Hungarian Dance No.10 In F 1:53
  Symphony No.1 In C Minor, Op.68
  Original First Performance Version
43. 1. Andante 8:23
  Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op.98
44. 1. Alternative opening 0:46

Issued: United States | Decca
Duration: 3:53:59