Brahms: Symphony No. 1 | The Orchestra Now
The Orchestra Now (TŌN), conducted by Leon Botstein, performs Brahms' Symphony No. 1 in a livestreamed concert from the Fisher Center at Bard on February 4, 2024.
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0:11 Un poco sostenuto—Allegro (a little sustained, then fast)
14:55 Andante sostenuto (moderately slow, sustained)
23:47 Un poco Allegretto e grazioso (a little moderately fast and graceful)
28:16 Adagio—Più andante—Allegro non troppo, ma con brio (slow, then more moderate, then not too fast but with spirit)
Johannes Brahms
Born: 5/7/1833 in Hamburg, Germany
Died: 4/3/1897 at age 63 in Vienna
Written: 1862–76, throughout Brahms’ 30s and early 40s; revised in 1877
Premiered: 11/4/1876 in Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany; Grossherzogliche Hofkapelle; Otto Dessoff, conductor
Concert notes by TŌN flutist Olivia Chaikin at https://ton.bard.edu/brahms-symphony-no-1/