Brahms: Symphony 2

Brahms: Symphony 2
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique / The Monteverdi Choir - John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Productions / Soli Deo Gloria 703

Contents:

  1. Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 (1869)
  2. Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D714 (1821)
  3. Schubert / Brahms: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D583 (1817; arr. 1871)
  4. Schubert / Brahms: An Schwager Kronos, D369 (1816; arr. 1871)
    5. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (1877)
  5. I. Allegro non troppo
  6. II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso
  7. III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai - Tempo I
  8. IV. Allegro con spirito

Soloist: Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)

Playing time: 74'

Recording date: November 2007 (Paris, live); released: 2009

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