1876
Donald Macleod takes the microscope to five calendar years in the life and work of Brahms. Today he looks at 1876, in which Brahms finally managed to complete his first symphony.
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Johannes Brahms
Theme and variations (from Sextet no.1), arr. for piano [orig. strings, Op.18]
Performer: Mikhail RUDY - Piano (Piano)
- EMI.
- CDC-5 55167-2.
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Johannes Brahms
Variations on a theme by Haydn Op.56a vers. for orchestra
Conductor: Colin DAVIS Performer: Bavarian R S O
- RCA.
- 82876-60388-2.
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Johannes Brahms
Quartet no. 3 in C minor Op.60 for piano and strings
Performer: Domus
- VIRGIN.
- VC-790709-2.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony no. 1 in C minor Op.68
Conductor: John Eliot GARDINER Performer: Orchestre Revolutionnaire Et Romantique
- SOLI DEO GLORIA.
- SDG702.
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