Brahms / Fischer / Budapest Festival Orch Sym 2 Tragic Ovtr Academic Festival Ovtr Super-Audio CD

The Symphony No. 2 of Johannes Brahms was composed in the summer of 1877. It's cheery and almost pastoral mood often invite comparisons with Beethoven's sixth symphony. On this SACD from Channel Classics featuring Ivn Fischer leading his Budapest Festival Orchestra, Brahms's 'pastoral' symphony is paired with two overtures. The Tragic Overture offers a somber contrast to the sunny mood of the symphony, while the Academic Festival Overture ends the program on a positive and uplifting note.

1. Allegro Non Troppo 2. Adagio Non Troppo 3. Allegretto Grazioso 4. Presto Ma Non Assai 5. Tragic Overture in D minor, Op. 81 6. Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80