Quick Guide: Brahms Symphony No. 2

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This video is a Quick Guide of Brahms' Second Symphony.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:40 - Movement 1
7:02 - Movement 2
10:02 - Movement 3
12:00 - Movement 4
14:54 - Recommended Recordings

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@InsidetheScore 3 жыл бұрын

I know this is a Not-So-Quick Guide - I'm dropping the ball a bit because there's always detail I want to include (and so much of it with Brahms...). I'll try to make it all snappier in future weeks, focusing only on the most important things. Hope you enjoy!

@itamarabramson5603 3 жыл бұрын

Personally I like the profound guides. I always want more when the videos end

@JcFiscus42 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah honestly I like the more detail. I learn more, and I get more familiar with the whole work so when I go to listen to it the piece feels familiar enough that it’s more easily accessible. I wouldn’t sacrifice quality for length for these types of videos. Appreciate you man!!

@cacasacchi79 3 жыл бұрын

Keep this level of detail if no one is complaining about it, I also prefer it like this than missing or cutting fast lots of important parts

@Fafuchess 3 жыл бұрын

I think a little more detail is perfekt for this guide! 15 min is not too long at all, I actually like this much more

@samaritan29 3 жыл бұрын

i like it with more detail, it doesn't need to have a set time limit, in fact i preferred your listening guide podcast which were a real deep dive to the work

@jonamarvin6291 3 жыл бұрын

I always find it so much easier and more enjoyable to listen to a piece after i've seen a video of yours on it. I've always liked the Beethoven Symphonies but after watching your videos about them I understand and enjoy them a lot more. Thanks! :D

@theodentherenewed4785 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely so, those videos help us to pay attention to details, which we would have missed otherwise. Beethoven symphonies are my favouirites, now I am starting to like Brahms more with the videos on symphonies.

@estel5335 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely so. A famous perfumer once said, that it is a fact that the more you know about the materia the more you are able to enjoy it

@laurencestaiff7338 3 жыл бұрын

This was the first piece I ever played in a symphony orchestra. At the age of 13 I walked on stage, seeing instruments I had never seen before (like the bassoon!). Can you imagine the ear-gasm as we start to play this piece? I think I was in shock and awe that music could be this beautiful and exciting! Brahms’ 2nd will always and forever hold a special place in my heart as my real introduction into orchestral music.

@gabrielnascimento161 3 жыл бұрын

The fugue in the development of the 1st movement is one of my favourite symphonic moments, it's wonderful.

@Hailey_Paige_1937 3 жыл бұрын

I saw this in January before all the shutdown at my local Symphony Hall! This was INCREDIBLE. ❤️

@InsidetheScore 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky! One of the best concerts I ever went to was Brahms 2 done by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms

@Ivan_1791 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty hyped for the 4th symphony, the 1st movement is such a miracle.

@clavichord 3 жыл бұрын

And the second movement of the 4th is utterly Brahmsianesque... having said that I love all four symphonies in different ways.

@jackdomanski6758 3 жыл бұрын

And the passacaglia of the last movement. A perfect symphony!

@clavichord 3 жыл бұрын

@@jackdomanski6758 Definately!

@dbuck5350 3 жыл бұрын

I had a music teacher in 4-5th grade in school who exposed us all to classical music in her classes. This was during the great British rock invasion in the US, lead by the Beatles, so it was music was exciting to me. From the time I was old enough to buy my own, I always had nearly as many classical records, dvds, tapes and such as I did contemporary. I love to hear it, and love just as much to learn about it. If you take the time to post, I will take the time to listen. Thanks for this channel.

@christophernewman5027 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, l enjoyed that very much. I adore the 2nd but am looking forward to your analysis of his 4th... P. S. Probably not an original thought but l tend to think of Brahms' four symphonies as four grand movements of one huge symphony.

@henricodeklerk6978 3 жыл бұрын

How the hell is it that I have never heard this symphony before??????? Going to listen to it right now, and finish the video later👍👍👍

@SadhanaKhawas 3 жыл бұрын

The first theme gives the sense of lydian which makes it sooo beautiful..

@micheasz2552 3 жыл бұрын

Brahms second will always have a special place in my heart ...beauty of its themes, and also my own private memories tied to this piece... Wonderful..

@hoangkimviet8545 3 жыл бұрын

It's like the difference between Beethoven's Fifth and Sixth symphonies.

@noahselim4533 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@AlsoSprach_Zarathustra 3 жыл бұрын

Somehow it makes sense. Brahms's 2nd sounds inevitably pastoral.

@FiveSharps 3 жыл бұрын

This and the fourth, Brahm's least a like symphonies, have always been my favourites - although my favourite stuff from him has to be his chamber works, in special the horn trio and the clarinet trio. Love the rush of euphoria this symphony gets in the end, especially when seen live.

@clavichord 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, Brahms' chamber music contains some of his best output as a composer... especially when a clarinet is involved...

@FiveSharps 3 жыл бұрын

@@clavichord I truly believe his horn trio is one of the most underrated pieces of chamber music ever. Rarely ever played, but brimming with sincere joy and with some of the best horn writing I've ever seen. Had the pleasure of playing the piano for it. It's hard, it's Brahms after all, but not as hard as some of his other piano stuff, and very, very fun to play.

@clavichord 3 жыл бұрын

@@FiveSharps Yes, his horn trio is also amongst my favourites. I know it well... also his two string sextets. He sometimes gives his string quartets a gypsy twist. Brahms was very fond of gypsy and other (Hungarian) folk music he heard in his lifetime👍

@tahutoa Жыл бұрын

The introduction to the 1st movement's 2nd subject is unreal. one of my favorite classical passages evarr

@trevorbrown5714 3 жыл бұрын

Super excited to see your video on Brahms' 4th symphony in E minor, one of my new favorite works ever (that is, of course, after you make a video on the third ;) Great video as always!

@JJSogaard 3 жыл бұрын

Please make a guide for Brahms' 3rd Symphony as well. Since you introduced me to Brahmas, it has become one of my favorite pieces of music.

@TheMarcHicks 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks so much for this! I confess I have always passed over Brahms' middle symphonies, in favour of his 1st & 4th-but this video has helped me to more greatly appreciate the beauty of the 2nd Symphony, & will now go & listen to it in its entirety!

@ezequielstepanenko3229 Жыл бұрын

I just listened live for the first time yesterday, and being humming it all day

@JeffDinglerBass 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, probably took quite some time to put this together. These symphonies are dear to so many of us, and you bring such a clear perspective on the intentions and inner workings of them. Looking forward to 3 & 4 if you end up doing those as well!

@anyideas_ 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve always thought Brahms 2nd is so much better than his first, it seems less academic, and more enjoyable (not to say a piece which is academic can’t be enjoyable though)

@gabrielnascimento161 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer the 2nd too, although 1st's last movement is so good that sometimes makes me reconsider.

@PLTConductorComposer 3 жыл бұрын

It seems less 'dug out', less attempting to reckon with Beethoven and more natural. I *much* prefer it to the first.

@specialperson335 Жыл бұрын

I personally find the first absolutely brilliant

@josssh6634 3 жыл бұрын

Love your analysis !

@ammarnaji68 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic & brilliant description 👍👍👍

@plentyofmagoes1143 3 жыл бұрын

The end of the first movement: you described it as “a strangely sad yet cheerful goodbye”. I’ve always felt that way about it as well, why do you think it feels that way?

@danmitchell5470 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant analysis. Thank you.

@DanielCZipin 3 жыл бұрын

As a conducting student, these videos have been helpful for beginning the process of score study with a new piece. Thank you!

@mr-wx3lv 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I have to admit, there are some works of Brahms I struggle to get into. Symphony 2 is one of them. I get he is trying to be more pastoral here. But whereas Beethoven's themes and phrases seem more clear cut, Brahms is more ambiguous and mysterious. It's something I have to work on, because there's no doubt he is a great composer..

@ThiagoTheobald 3 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video. Thank you very much. I hope you do Brahms's 3rd and 4th too.

@joshuanesbit 2 жыл бұрын

god, i adore this piece. Studied it thoroughly on a conducting masterclass a few weeks back

@grimya 2 жыл бұрын

I can't thank you enough for your videos!!!!!!!!!

@adityadeb9024 3 жыл бұрын

Hello inside the score. I am a big fan. Would you please make a video on how to listen to baroque especially bach

@Hailey_Paige_1937 3 жыл бұрын

He has a video on a complete introduction to J.S. Bach on his channel. ☺️

@itamarabramson5603 3 жыл бұрын

Listen to one voice. Then listen to another. Then another. Then another. Then, listen to the upper and lower, while ignoring the middle. Then, listen to the middle ones, ignoring the upper and the lower. Then 3 at a time. Then all 4. Listen to the modulations. You start on the tonic, and move the dominant (usually), then maybe to the parallel minor, generally you feel "away", and by the end you return "home", to the tonic. Great feeling.

@clavichord 3 жыл бұрын

@@itamarabramson5603 Gin and Tonic?

@graingerthomash.n.8900 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Oscar , again you've opened a door for me . I knew the piece, now it reveals some of it's hidden treasures to me

@nightshockplayz5894 3 жыл бұрын

That lullaby!!!

@brunosanfront 3 жыл бұрын

you are awesome!

@caterscarrots3407 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard that lullaby. I think my mom has sang it for me when I was young. I never knew it was by Brahms.

@anna-cv5zc Жыл бұрын

What a marvelous symphony. By curiosity, i was wondering if anyone could explain the second movement to me regarding the central musical development features, andthe music's functions for the individual and society? I've just started listening to Brahm and i find him quite interesting, based on the way composes and structures his work. It would really mean a lot, as i feel the need to know more about this exact movement and how it works. Thank you!

@parintelebaiazid80 3 жыл бұрын

13:32 ... and also Brahms's own Tragic Overture (besides Beethoven's 4th and foreshadowing Mahler's 1st) PS: i absolutely L.O.V.E your channel and videos! Such quality content and so much passion, keep up the good work, we sure appreciate it!

@AlsoSprach_Zarathustra 3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one to notice the connection with his Tragic Overture.

@parintelebaiazid80 3 жыл бұрын

@@AlsoSprach_Zarathustra few people do, maybe because it's not as well known as the others.

@kmk8284 3 жыл бұрын

When you took 20 years to write your first symphony...... And then had the hang of it that you wrote your no. 2 in the summer holidays

@moonshine7753 3 жыл бұрын

Petition to have an analysis of Sibelius Violin Concerto to prepare ourselves to Twoset's #simpsibelius

@ilfriner1287 3 жыл бұрын

Please please please do Mahler’s 5th.....

@JoeMullanMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Check out the Attention To Detail podcast, all Mahler's symphonies reviewed at length. Well worth a listen.

@daltondammthebabe 3 жыл бұрын

what are variations? mozart variations for instance.

@polabenke 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, too bad Primephonic is only for Apple

@nicolascruz1615 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sad you left out the great horn solo towards the end of the first movement. I’ve always considered that the climax of the entire movement.

@InsidetheScore 3 жыл бұрын

Are you a horn player

@nicolascruz1615 3 жыл бұрын

@@InsidetheScore No, I'm actually a trumpet player who got to sit next to the principal horn who played it. Playing the symphony was one of the highlights of being in symphony orchestra. The solo is so beautiful though, even though I'm not a horn player, I always looked forward to hearing it!

@EllieMcEla 3 жыл бұрын

can you do a video on the coltrane quartet please?

@ramprasada7451 3 жыл бұрын

This is really I n T e R e S t I n G thank you

@LucaCanetti 3 жыл бұрын

Anyways, there's a mistake: 2:58 the key you say it's F sharp minor, instead, if you look carefully at the key signature after the key, you'll notice it's B minor! I'm a classical pianist.