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Brahms: Symphonies 1 & 2 - Ančerl

Columbia x Tower Records  TWSA-1043/4 (2 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Brahms: Symphonies 1 & 2, Double Concerto, Tragic Overture
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3

Josef Suk (violin)
André Navarra (cello)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ančerl (conductor)

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (5)

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore - Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
• Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
• Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81