Composer Johannes Brahms took an independent approach to writing for the orchestra, bringing an unusual power and intensity to his works. These qualities are strikingly evident in his Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture, and Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn. All are reproduced here from the authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel editions.
Composer Johannes Brahms took an independent approach to writing for the orchestra, bringing an unusual power and intensity to his works. These qualities are strikingly evident in his Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture, and Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn. All are reproduced here from the authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel editions. Reprint of Volume 3 of the Complete Works Edition, Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1926. Academic Festival Overture Tragic Overture Variations On A Theme Of Joseph Haydn