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Brahms: Symphony No 2

Stephen Johnson explores Brahms' Second Symphony, with excerpts and a complete performance from the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Theodore Kuchar.

Stephen Johnson explores Brahms' Second Symphony, with excerpts and a complete performance from the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Theodore Kuchar.

While Brahms's First Symphony took nearly 20 years to complete, his second - in D - was written in only one summer holiday in Portschach, an alpine area by the Wothersee that also inspired Mahler and Berg.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Sun 17 May 2009 17:00

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  • Sun 17 May 2009 17:00