Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons - Brahms: The Symphonies (2017)

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons are pleased to release their latest recordings on BSO Classics a three-disc set of the four Brahms symphonies, recorded live during concert performances at Symphony Hall in November 2016, engineered by the same in-house team that produced the BSO's Grammy-winning Shostakovich recordings under Maestro Nelsons on Deutsche Grammophon. This new Brahms symphony cycle follows two others recorded previously by the BSO, under Erich Leinsdorf in the mid-1960s and Bernard Haitink in the early 1990s. ''It makes me so proud and happy,'' observes Andris Nelsons, ''that the Boston Symphony Orchestra of today, filled with so many great musicians, will now have its own place in recorded history with this amazing music.''

TRACKLIST

CD1

01. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: I. Un poco sostenuto-Allegro
02. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto
03. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
04. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: IV. Adagio-Più Andante-Allegro non troppo ma con brio-Più Allegro

CD2

01. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo
02. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio non troppo
03. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)
04. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: IV. Allegro con spirito
05. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: I. Allegro con brio
06. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: II. Andante
07. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco Allegretto
08. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: IV. Allegro-Un poco sostenuto

CD3

01. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
02. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato
03. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
04. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato