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Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 — III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso (Musopen Symphony) — Musopen Symphony

Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68

PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDINGJohannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 — III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso (Musopen Symphony) — Musopen SymphonyJohannes Brahms · Musopen SymphonyPlay full recording
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01 / The first 30 seconds

30-second entrance

Do not treat it as sad background music. Hear the triplets ripple like water before the melody matters.

Mood / situation

Night, solitude, slowing attention

Minute to hear first

00:00–00:50: listen only to the flowing triplets, then let the bass appear.

02 / LISTEN FOR

Three things to wait for

  1. Triplets as water
  2. Bass like distant bells
  3. A melody that withholds rather than weeps

03 / RIGHTS

Copyright and source

Wikimedia Commons

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04 / VERSION

Version / performer information

Moonlight suffers when played too sweetly. Strong versions keep a little coldness and let harmony glow by itself.

PERFORMERMusopen Symphony295s · PUBLIC-DOMAIN

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Wikimedia Commons source recordJohannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 — I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro — Wikimedia Commons source recordWikimedia Commons source recordJohannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 — II. Andante sostenuto — Wikimedia Commons source recordWikimedia Commons source recordJohannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 — III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso — Wikimedia Commons source recordWikimedia Commons source recordJohannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 — IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio — Wikimedia Commons source recordMusopen SymphonyJohannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 — II. Andante sostenuto (Musopen Symphony) — Musopen Symphony