This recording features Symphony No. 1 in C minor by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). This recording is performed by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine under the direction of Alain Lombard

The Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, is a symphony written by Johannes Brahms who spent at least fourteen years completing this work, whose sketches date from 1854. Brahms himself declared that the symphony, from sketches to finishing touches, took 21 years, from 1855 to 1876. The premiere of this symphony, conducted by the composer's friend Felix Otto Dessoff, occurred on 4 November 1876, in Karlsruhe, then in the Grand Duchy of Baden.

Mvt. 1: Un poco sostenuto - Allegro 13:08
Mvt. 2: Andante sostenuto 9:07
Mvt. 3: Un poco allegretto e grazioso 5:01
Mvt. 4: Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo 17:22

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