Ferenc Fricsay Portrait - Brahms: Symphony No.2; Haydn Variations; Alto Rhapsody

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1. Allegro non troppo (Live From Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg / 1961)

16:04

Wiener Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay

Recording Producer: Herbert Kleinlercher - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Meinhard (orf) Leitich - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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2. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso (Live From Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg / 1961)

09:53

Wiener Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay

Recording Producer: Herbert Kleinlercher - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Meinhard (orf) Leitich - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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3. Allegretto grazioso ( Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai (Live From Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg / 1961)

06:12

Wiener Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay

Recording Producer: Herbert Kleinlercher - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Meinhard (orf) Leitich - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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4. Allegro con spirito (Live From Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg / 1961)

09:31

Wiener Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay

Recording Producer: Herbert Kleinlercher - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Meinhard (orf) Leitich - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Theme: "Chorale St. Antoni"

02:10

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Variation I: Poco più animato

01:18

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Variation II: Più vivace

00:57

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Variation III: Con moto

01:56

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Variation IV: Andante con moto

02:19

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Variation V: Vivace

00:55

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Variation VI: Vivace

01:16

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Variation VII: Grazioso

02:59

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Variation VIII: Presto non troppo

00:57

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Finale: Andante

03:47

Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Producer: Otto Gerdes - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Rhapsody For Alto, Chorus, And Orchestra, Op.53

16:18

Maureen Forrester, RIAS Kammerchor, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay

Contralto: Maureen Forrester - Choir: RIAS Kammerchor - Orchestra: Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay - Composer: Johannes Brahms - Producer: Otto Gerdes - Balance Engineer: Werner Wolf - Producer: Helmut Elbl - Producer: Günter Hermanns