Brahms - Best of Brahms - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The collection begins with the Academic Festival Overture, from which emanates the sounds of jubilation and celebration. The second selection, the Intermezzo in E flat major - Andante moderato (Op.117 No.1). . Pianist Idil Biret gives an excellent performance on this number. This album also includes interesting works from Symphony Nos. 1 and 4, as well as Hungarian Dance Nos. 1 and 5. Lastly, along with pieces from a String Sextet and a Violin Concerto in D major, there is the Cradle Song (Op.49 No.4). This is a beautiful lullaby that I am sure most people have heard before, but did not know it was the work of Brahms. Album Tracks 1. Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 2. Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1 in E Flat Major Andante Moderato 3. Hungarian Dance No. 1 4. String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat, Op 18 Andante Ma Moderato 5. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro 6. Viloin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Adagio 7. Hungarian Dance No. 5 8. Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 Allegro Non Troppo (Excerpt) 9. Cradle Song, Op. 49, No. 4 10. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Allegro Energico E Passionato - Piu Allegro