Brahms | Symphonies 1 to 4
Released in March 2015 on OehmsClassics
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
CD 1
Symphonie Nr. 1, c-Moll, op. 68
[01] 1. Un poco sostenuto. Allegro (15:47)
[02] 2. Andante sostenuto (8:40)
[03] 3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso (4:53)
[04] 4. Adagio. Più andante. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio (17:07)
total 46:30
CD 2
Symphonie Nr. 2, D-Dur, op. 73
[01] 1. Allegro non troppo (19:47)
[02] 2. Adagio non troppo (9:32)
[03] 3. Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino. Presto ma non assai (5:01)
[04] 4. Allegro con spirito (9:36)
Symphonie Nr. 3, F-Dur, op. 90
[05] 1. Allegro con brio (12:24)
[06] 2. Andante (7:58)
[07] 3. Poco allegretto (6:07)
[08] 4. Allegro (8:25)
total 79:05
CD 3
Symphonie Nr. 4, e-Moll, op. 98
[01] 1. Allegro non troppo 12:11
[02] 2. Andante moderato 10:30
[03] 3. Allegro giocoso 06:19
[04] 4. Allegro energico e passionato 09:46
total 38:50
Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Tonkunstler Orchestra
Live recording
What the critics said
“Several recordings document the extent to which Orozco-Estrada has shaped the Tonkunstler musically during his time as director. For example, the newly-released set of the complete symphonies by Johannes Brahms […], in which all the merits of the Tonkunstler and their maestro are shown to best advantage.” Kurier
“Orozco-Estrada’s Brahms cycle has character; it is personal and based on a very disciplined understanding that reveals the four symphonies as a sort of expanded chamber music.” Pizzicato
“No other Music Director of recent years has had such a lasting effect in raising the standard of the Tonkunstler Orchestra as Andres Orozco-Estrada. His record – he passes the baton to Yutaka Sado this summer – is impressive. The recordings for CD of the four Brahms symphonies, which were made at the Musikverein and in Grafenegg, are further testimony to this.” Bühne