Concert Charles Munch conducts Brahms: Symphonies No. 1 & 2

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Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
- 1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
- 2. Andante sostenuto
- 3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
- 4. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
- 1. Allegro non troppo
- 2. Adagio non troppo
- 3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino)
- 4. Allegro con spirito

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Charles Munch conducts Brahms: Symphonies No. 1 & 2 Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1960-1961

About

The music of Johannes Brahms is central repertoire for every symphonic ensemble, and it was certainly central repertoire for Charles Munch. During his years as violinist and orchestral player in Germany, he must have played the entire Brahms canon, and the First Symphony was on the programme of his first Paris concert as a conductor in 1932 – the event that launched his glorious new career on the podium. The statistics for Munch's performances of the Brahms Symphonies are impressive.

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch | Conductor

Program

Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
- 1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
- 2. Andante sostenuto
- 3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
- 4. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
- 1. Allegro non troppo
- 2. Adagio non troppo
- 3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino)
- 4. Allegro con spirito

Details

Venue: Sanders Theatre, Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
Production date: 1961
Recording date: 1960, 1961
Duration: 39 min
Production: © Boston Symphony Orchestra & WGBH Educational Foundation under exclusive licence to International Classical Artists Ltd