PERFORMERS

ORQUESTRA SIMFÒNICA DE BARCELONA I NACIONAL DE CATALUNYA
Pablo González, conductor

WORKS

BEETHOVEN: Symphony no. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony no. 2

The second session in which OBC conductor Pablo González compares the style of the two first symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms. In Beethoven's Second Symphony, dating from 1802, we see an incipient maturity in the romantic style of this German composer heralding his later successes, with his Third Symphony “Eroica” on the horizon. Brahms, however, wrote his Second Symphony straight after finishing his First and having overcome his fear of being compared with this earlier genius. This work is, therefore, less gloomy, less direct and free, revealing the composer's introspective nature without this preventing a truly romantic lyricism and a highly classic work from unfolding.

Follow this concert live on Catalunya Música:
- Sundays at 11am
- Repeated broadcast on Tuesdays at 9pm on www.catclassica.cat

You can prepare yourself for the concert by listening to Orchestra Guide on Catalunya Música:
- Thursdays at 11pm
- Sundays at 9am
- At any time by clicking on www.catmusica.cat

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