Symphony No. 2

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Johannes Brahms composed his Symphony No. 2 in the summer of 1877, less than a year after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Op. 68 in C minor) -- an astonishing fact given that the former had taken him fifteen years to complete. Finally confident in his abilities as a symphonist, and less troubled by the looming shad... read more

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Curated by Guy Jones, Head of Curation

2017 • 4 tracks • 41m

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons

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1986 • 4 tracks • 40m

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

1988 • 4 tracks • 40m

Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra

2013 • 4 tracks • 44m

London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

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