It is summer 1876. Brahms is vacationing with his friend George Henschel on the Baltic island or Rügen and finishing work on his first symphony in C minor...

Works heard in this episode (all by Brahms):

Symphony no. 1 in C minor op. 68

Excerpts:

performed by Chang Ji, Mrs. the GCP

- mvt. 1 mm. 1-2, mm. 41, mm. 42-46

- mvt. 4 mm. 1-3, mm. 12-14

...by The GCP House Orchestra...

- mvt. 4 mm. 30-38, mm. 61-78

 

Complete performance by the "Musopen Symphony"

1. Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro

2. Andante sostenuto

3. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso

4. Adagio. Più andante. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

https://musopen.org/music/64-symphony-no-1-in-c-minor-op-68/

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