Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák

Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák 05/14/1997 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák – Leon Botstein Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 (1877) – Reinhold Brinkmann, Harvard University Symphony No. 6, Op. 60 (1880) – Anton Dvorák Note by…

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Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 (1877)

Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 (1877) By Reinhold Brinkmann, Harvard University Written for the concert Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák, performed on May 14, 1997 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The four symphonies of Brahms are to be placed in pairs, both chronologically and contextually. Regarding the mutual relationship…

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Symphony No. 6, Op. 60 (1880)

Symphony No. 6, Op. 60 (1880) By Anton Dvorák Written for the concert Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák, performed on May 14, 1997 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The similarities between the Brahms Second and Dvorák Sixth are striking. Both symphonies are in the key of D major. Brahms…

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