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Brahms: Symphonies 1-4 - Wand

Altus  PALTSA-1002 (4 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Brahms: Symphonies 1-4

Roland Greutter (violin)
Paulus van der Merwe (oboe)
Wolfgang Ritter (flute)
Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Günter Wand (conductor)

All

Works (8)

• Gyorgy Ligeti: Lontano (1967)
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
• Joseph Haydn: Oboe Concerto in C major, Hob. VIIg:C1
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313/285c