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Donald Macleod takes the microscope to five calendar years in the life and work of Brahms. Today he looks at 1876, in which Brahms finally managed to complete his first symphony.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 16 Aug 2011 18:00

Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Theme and variations (from Sextet no.1), arr. for piano [orig. strings, Op.18]

    Performer: Mikhail RUDY - Piano (Piano)

    • EMI.
    • CDC-5 55167-2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on a theme by Haydn Op.56a vers. for orchestra

    Conductor: Colin DAVIS Performer: Bavarian R S O

    • RCA.
    • 82876-60388-2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Quartet no. 3 in C minor Op.60 for piano and strings

    Performer: Domus

    • VIRGIN.
    • VC-790709-2.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony no. 1 in C minor Op.68

    Conductor: John Eliot GARDINER Performer: Orchestre Revolutionnaire Et Romantique

    • SOLI DEO GLORIA.
    • SDG702.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 16 Aug 2011 12:00
  • Tue 16 Aug 2011 18:00

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