Brahms' Symphony No. 2 and Beethoven conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk

Brahms' Symphony No. 2 and Beethoven

Johannes Brahms took decades to write his First symphony, but after its premiere it was mockingly called Beethoven's Tenth. That criticism died down after the Second symphony, in which he found his own voice completely. It is a high point of Romantic symphonic music. Brahms composed the work during a sun-drenched stay in the Austrian mountains. Consequently, the Second Symphony is cheerful, positive and lovely. Working on the grand Ninth symphony, Beethoven wrote a romantic cantata on a text by Goethe. The cantata consists of two sections: in the first, a ship lies in a dead calm sea, preventing it from sailing. In the second section, the ship can finally begin her journey.

Dima Slobodeniouk

Conductor Dima Slobodeniouk is acclaimed for his exciting approach and energetic leadership. He conducts the crème de la crème of orchestras, including New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra.