Album of the Day — August 24

Johannes Brahms — Symphony №3 in F Major

Johannes Brahms — Symphony No3 in F Major

24.August.2020
Johannes Brahms
Symphony №3 in F Major
1883

Johannes Brahms had the incredible talent of Ludwig Beethoven and the misfortune of having to follow the man. The expectation and hype were that Brahms would create something on par with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

Brahms was hyped to such a degree that it took him 21 years to come up with his first symphony, in 1876.

Written almost six years after his second symphony and premiered in December of 1883 by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. During the intervening years Brahms wrote some of his best work:

• Violin Concerto
• Tragic Overture
• Academic Festival Overture
• Piano Concerto №2

Symphony №3 in F Major has four movements:

1. Allegro con brio
2. Andante
3. Poco allegretto
4. Allegro — Un poco sostenuto

And a run time of +/- 30–40 minutes, making it the shortest of Brahms’s work.