SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................................... Semyon Bychkov and the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, of which Bychkov has been Music Director since 1997, have proven to be one of today's greatest success stories on CD. This, their fifth release for Avie, contains the complete symphonies by Brahms, released for the first time in Hybrid SACD format.
TRACK LISTING .................................................................................................................................................................................... Johannes BRAHMS (1833 - 1897)
The Four Symphonies
CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (49:33)
1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro (17:18)
2. Andante sostenuto (8:46)
3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso (5:05)
4. Adagio - Piů andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio (18:21)
Total time CD 1: 49:30
CD 2
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (42:13)
1. Allegro non troppo (19:23)
2. Adagio non troppo (8:20)
3. Allegretto grazioso - Quasi andantino - Presto ma no troppo (5:19)
4. Allegro con spirito (9:06)
Total Time CD 2: 42:08
CD 3
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (37:34)
1. Allegro con brio - Un poco sostenuto - Tempo 1 (12:59)
2. Andante (9:12)
3. Poco allegretto (6:24)
4. Allegro - Up poco sostenuto (9:17)
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 (40:10)
5. Allegro non troppo (12:44)
6. Andante moderato (11:16)
7. Allegro giocoso (6:17)
8. Allegro energico e passionato (9:52)
Total time CD 3: 78:07
Recorded 19 - 24 August 2002 (Symphony 1), 5 - 8 April 2004 (Symphony 2), 13 - 17 May 2002 (Symphony 3), 20 - 24 August 2003 (Symphony 4), in the Kölner Philharmonie
Recording Producer: Francois Eckert
Balance Engineer: Christoph Gronarz
Digital Editor: Walter Platte
