Composer: Johannes Brahms
Orchestra: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Michael Sanderling
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 5419748237
Release: 2023
Size: 3.77 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
01. I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
04. IV. Adagio – Più andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio – Più Allegro
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
05. I. Allegro non troppo
06. II. Adagio non troppo
07. III. Allegretto grazioso. Quasi andantino
08. IV. Allegro con spirito
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
09. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Andante
11. III. Poco allegretto
12. IV. Allegro
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
13. I. Allegro non troppo
14. II. Andante moderato
15. III. Allegro Giocoso – Poco meno presto – Tempo I
16. IV. Allegro energico e passionato – Più allegro
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 (Orch. Schoenberg)
17. I. Allegro
18. II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo – Trio. Animato
19. III. Andante con moto
20. IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
In their first Warner Classics release of symphonic repertoire, the players of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Michael Sanderling perform the four Brahms Symphonies and Schoenberg’s orchestration of Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G minor. Founded in 1805, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra (Luzerner Sinfonieorchester) is Switzerland’s oldest orchestra. As Sanderling points out, Brahms made two visits to Lucerne. “The location of Switzerland’s central city, creates a link with Brahms,” says Sanderling. “Its proximity to the mountains, its position on beautiful Lake Lucerne … I can hear that in Brahms’ symphonic music. I can hear his love for nature … the purity of the air. And in his Symphony No 1, I think we can all hear the sound of the alphorn, which Brahms heard for the first time in Switzerland and which inspired the gorgeous theme [of the symphony’s fourth movement].” Sanderling feels that, more than 200 years into its existence, new vistas – especially in the symphonic repertoire of late Romanticism – are opening up for the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. He and the players are looking forward to further voyages of discovery.