7th Philharmonic Concert

Because of its melodic beauty and positive mood, Brahms' Symphony No. 2 has been compared time and again to Beethoven's "Pastoral". Yet it was precisely with this symphony that Brahms had emancipated himself from his great role model to such an extent that, as he said, he no longer "heard this giant marching behind him". But Brahms would not be Brahms if, as an eternal brooder, he had not hidden a tear in the charming harmony of his 2nd Symphony,...