"Performance" is a category that combines musical and sound performance.
- van Beinum / Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam (1958)
- Chailly / Leipzig Gewandhausorchester (2013)
- Eschenbach / Houston Symphony (1997)
- Fischer / Budapest Festival Orchestra (2009)
- Furtwängler / NDR Symphony Orchestra (1951)
- What is the best recording of Brahms symphonies?
- Why did it take Brahms so long to complete his first symphony?
- How long did it take Brahms to write his first symphony?
- What is considered the greatest symphony of all time?
What is the best recording of Brahms symphonies?
Six of the best Brahms recordings
- Symphonies Nos 1-4. Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly. ...
- Ein deutsches Requiem. ...
- Four Serious Songs plus other Lieder. ...
- Rhapsodies, Op. ...
- String Quartets Nos 1-3; Piano Quintet in F minor. ...
- Violin Sonatas.
Why did it take Brahms so long to complete his first symphony?
Its composition took at least fourteen years, though some scholars believe Brahms, at the urging of Robert Schumann, began his work as early as 1855. Why did it take so long? Mostly because of the esteem with which Brahms (and so many other composers of the period) held the symphonies of Beethoven.
How long did it take Brahms to write his first symphony?
The Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, is a symphony written by Johannes Brahms. Brahms spent at least fourteen years completing this work, whose sketches date from 1854. Brahms himself declared that the symphony, from sketches to finishing touches, took 21 years, from 1855 to 1876.
What is considered the greatest symphony of all time?
Beethoven's thrilling, electrifying Eroica, a piece of music originally dedicated to Napoleon and celebrating the revolutionary spirit sweeping Europe, has been named the greatest symphony of all time by the world's greatest conductors.