Symphony No 4 in A minor (180804)
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After the Biedermeier like intimacy of the  third symphony this work celebrates a very different world of mid nineteenth century North Germany. Read more ...
1 - Allegro

Symphony No 4 in A minor

1 - Allegro

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2 - Romanza

Symphony No 4 in A minor

2 - Romanza

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3 - Scherzo

Symphony No 4 in A minor

3 - Scherzo

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4 - Adagio - Allegro

Symphony No 4 in A minor

4 - Adagio - Allegro

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After the Biedermeier like intimacy of the  third symphony this work celebrates a very different world of mid nineteenth century North Germany. the world of Brahms. I lived for twenty years in the land of Niedersachsen and one of the abiding pictures I have in mind is that of vast forests with mists rising round the mellow colours of autumnal leaves and it is this world from which this piece stems. And in the spirit of Brahms strict observance of form is the structure which allows the humanity of this piece to display itself.

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