Sir John Eliot Gardiner releases his new album, on which he presents live recordings of all four Brahms Symphonies taken from a cycle of critically acclaimed concerts from Amsterdam with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra starting in 2021. Explaining his decision to re-record the cycle following a version on period instruments almost two decades ago, Gardiner notes: “I sensed a need and a personal challenge to build on that seminal earlier experience and to extend its findings and interpretations to/in working with a modern instrument orchestra – especially such a distinguished, flexible and immensely accomplished one as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – in search of a fresh synthesis of styles and approaches.” 01. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 I. Un poco sostenut02. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 II. Andante sostenu03. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 III. Un poco allegr04. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 IV. Adagio – Più an05. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 I. Allegro non trop06. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 II. Adagio non trop07. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 III. Allegretto gra08. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 IV. Allegro con spi09. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 I. Allegro con brio10. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 II. Andante11. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 III. Poco allegrett12. Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 IV. Allegro13. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 I. Allegro non trop14. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 II. Andante moderat15. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 III. Allegro giocos16. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 IV. Allegro energic13222990066/104.28.163.183