The realization that Schoenberg grew up while Brahms was alive, and admired him deeply, offers a different way to hear the two composers together. This supreme orchestra performs all four Brahms symphonies over three concerts, beginning with the sweeping, magisterial First. And they also include Schoenberg, starting with his orchestration of a Brahms chamber work. “Brahms’s Fifth Symphony!” was what Schoenberg called it, adding wild gypsy percussion in the final movement.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director and Conductor
BRAHMS
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 (orch. Schoenberg)
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BRAHMS
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Symphony No. 1
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Program is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes, including one intermission
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The Berliner Philharmoniker perform an excerpt from Brahms's First Symphony
Watch the complete video at the Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall. Used courtesy of the Berliner Philharmoniker.