Brahms knew he had something special with his fourth (and final)
symphony. After its premiere in 1885 he took the work on a 14-city
European tour! The mighty work makes a stop on VPR Classical this
morning, in a performance with Carlos Kleiber and the Vienna Symphony.
The Mighty Brahms 4th
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Playlist:
8:08 am
- Gloriana: Courtly Dances
- Composer: Benjamin Britten
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor: Steuart Bedford
- CD/Album: "Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem"
- Record co./Cat #: Naxos 8.557196
8:19 am
- The King Shall Rejoice (coronation anthem)
- Composer: George Frideric Handel
- Ensemble: The Sixteen (choir and instrumentalists)
- Conductor: Harry Christophers
- CD/Album: "Handel - Coronation Anthems"
- Record co./Cat #: CORO 16066
8:31 am
- Music for a Farce: 4 Selections
- Composer: Paul Bowles
- Soloists: Hermann Kretzschmar, piano ; Ib Hausmann, clarinet ; Bruce Nockles, trumpet ; Rainer Romer, percussion ; Peppie Wiersma, percussion
- CD/Album: "Paul Bowles - Migrations"
- Record co./Cat #: Largo 5131
- Note: (Recorded April 2-5, 1995 in the Hessicher Radio studios, Frankfurt)
8:38 am
- Piano Concerto #1 in C , Op. 11
- Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
- Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden
- Soloists: Peter Rosel, piano
- Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
- CD/Album: "Weber: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2/Concert Piece-Rosel/Blomstedt"
- Record co./Cat #: EMI 49177
9:02 am
- 6 German Dances , K 600
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ensemble: North German Radio Symphony
- Conductor: Gunter Wand
- CD/Album: "Mozart: 6 German Dances - Haffner Serenade"
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 60068
9:13 am
- Canticum for Guitar
- Composer: Leo Brouwer
- Soloists: Jorge Oraison, guitar
- CD/Album: "Brouwer: Guitar Music-Oraison"
- Record co./Cat #: Et Cetera 1034
9:18 am
- Symphony #4 in e , Op. 98
- Composer: Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor: Carlos Kleiber
- CD/Album: "Brahms: Symphony No. 4"
- Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 457706