Marin Alsop, the conductor on this album, was the Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra since 2002 and became Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony in 2007/8.
Compositional Technique
Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn is the first freestanding set of variations for orchestra, establishing a genre that became popular with composers like Dvořák, Elgar, and Reger.
Critical Reception
The conductor of the first performance, Hans Richter, dubbed Brahms's Third Symphony 'Brahms's Eroica,' a pleasantry that sparked serious discussion in the contemporary press.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brahms stated that the first theme of his Third Symphony was 'literally transcribed from the Berchtesgaden yodel,' showing his love and use of folk-music.
Composition History
Brahms composed his Variations on a Theme by Haydn in summer 1873 at Tutzing on the Starnberger See, first as a two-piano version before orchestrating it.
Composition History
Brahms composed his Third Symphony in Wiesbaden in the summer of 1883.
Recording & Production
This album is the third release in a new Naxos cycle of Brahms Symphonies, featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop.
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