Van Beinum: Brahms — Symphony No. 1 & Tragic Overture

Eduard van Beinum conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Johannes Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 and Tragic Overture, Op. 81.

Recordings

The programme pairs the large architecture of the First Symphony with the concentrated drama of the Tragic Overture, two works requiring control of orchestral mass and clarity of transition.

Tracklist

01 — Symphony No. 1, Op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro
02 — II. Andante sostenuto
03 — III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
04 — IV. Adagio – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
05 — Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Credits

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Eduard van Beinum
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Edition: Capsa Symphōnĭa — CS579

Available formats

Available as File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution.

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