Mitropoulos & Francescatti: Beethoven & Brahms — Symphony No. 2 & Violin Concerto

Dimitri Mitropoulos conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 and Brahms’s Violin Concerto, with Zino Francescatti as soloist.

Recordings

All seven tracks are live. The Vienna Philharmonic is conducted by Mitropoulos; Zino Francescatti is the soloist in Brahms’s Violin Concerto.

The brilliance of Beethoven’s Second precedes the broader lyrical and concertante arc of Brahms.

Tracklist

Beethoven — Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
1. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. II. Larghetto
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro
4. IV. Allegro molto

Brahms — Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
5. I. Allegro ma non troppo
6. II. Adagio
7. III. Allegro giocoso

Credits

Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos
Violin: Zino Francescatti
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven; Johannes Brahms
Edition: Capsa Symphōnĭa — CS601

Available formats

File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution

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DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) is a very high-resolution PCM format; in the version presented here it operates at 352.8kHz and requires compatible equipment.

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