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Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
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Overture to Collin's Coriolan, Op. 62, "Coriolan Overture"
Ludwig van Beethoven; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
6:50 | |||
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Symphoniae sacrae (1615)
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Sanctus-Benedictus a 12
Giovanni Gabrieli; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
3:40 | |||
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Symphoniae sacrae III, Op. 12
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No. 18. Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich, SWV 415
Heinrich Schütz; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
3:49 | |||
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Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150
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1.4
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Meine Augen sehen stets zu dem Herrn
Johann Sebastian Bach; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
2:00 | |||
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1.5
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Ciacona: Meine Tage in dem Leide
Johann Sebastian Bach; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
2:53 | |||
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Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 (arr. J.E. Gardiner for chorus and strings)
Johannes Brahms; John Eliot Gardiner; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
5:17 | |||
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Fest- und Gedenkspruche (Festive and Memorial Verses), Op. 109
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1.7
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No. 1. Unsere Vater hofften auf dich
Johannes Brahms; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner |
1:46 | |||
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No. 2. Wenn ein starker Gewappneter
Johannes Brahms; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner |
2:42 | |||
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No. 3. Wo ist ein so herrlich Volk
Johannes Brahms; Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Gardiner |
4:43 | |||
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Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
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I. Allegro non troppo
Johannes Brahms; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
11:13 | |||
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II. Andante moderato
Johannes Brahms; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
10:39 | |||
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III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto
Johannes Brahms; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
5:36 | |||
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1.13
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IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro
Johannes Brahms; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner |
9:35 | |||
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Total Playing Time 70:43
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"The symphony is upstaged by choral works which illuminate its creative background. The jewel is Brahms’s wondrous Geistliches Lied, giving the Monteverdi Choir its finest hour"
- Financial Times
"Textures are as transparent as chamber music. Phrases and ideas are nuanced, but disciplined … in short, Gardiner and his orchestra have placed the work firmly within the classical tradition, as a natural continuation from Brahms' symphonic idol Beethoven, rather than the seamless precursor to Wagner."
- BBC CD Review
"It's fascinating to hear the Bach cantata movement that inspired that Finale, with the orchestra in its comfort zone. The little-known choral pieces are done well..."
- Classic FM
- Financial Times
"Textures are as transparent as chamber music. Phrases and ideas are nuanced, but disciplined … in short, Gardiner and his orchestra have placed the work firmly within the classical tradition, as a natural continuation from Brahms' symphonic idol Beethoven, rather than the seamless precursor to Wagner."
- BBC CD Review
"It's fascinating to hear the Bach cantata movement that inspired that Finale, with the orchestra in its comfort zone. The little-known choral pieces are done well..."
- Classic FM
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