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A symphonic classic played by young musicians: Brahms‘ Symphony No. 1 is performed by the Verbier Festival Orchestra under the baton of Charles Dutoit. The concert took place during the Verbier Festival in the year 2014. 00:00 Coming on stage 00:12 Un poco sostenuto – Allegro 14:14 Andante sostenuto 23:13 Un poco allegretto e grazioso 27:59 Adagio – Allegro non troppo ma con brio “Beethoven’s 10th” – was how Brahms’ champion Hans von Bülow described the first symphony by Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897). And that’s a huge compliment, as the symphonic genre had reached a zenith after Beethoven’s Ninth, which could just as easily have been an end point. Johannes Brahms’ first symphony was by no means an easy birth: he worked for a total of 14 years on the composition; he was 43 years old when he finally completed it. Initially, Beethoven’s powerful symphonic legacy was an impediment for Brahms: “I’ll never compose a symphony! You can’t have any idea what it’s like always to
