Yannick Nézet-Séguin lets Brahms shine with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, “throwing off historical ballast to reveal the compositional core ... no dark, Germanic heaviness, but transparency, bright colors and clearly articulated phrasing” (Der Tagesspiegel). Recorded in Baden-Baden, the idyllic spa town loved equally by the German composer, who completed his first and second symphonies here, and the dynamic Canadian conductor, artistic director of the city's summer festival.

Tracklist

•    Brahms: I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro - Meno allegro [Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68]
•    Brahms: II. Andante sostenuto [Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68]
•    Brahms: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso [Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68]
•    Brahms: IV. Adagio - Piu andante - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio - Piu allegro [Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68]
•    Brahms: I. Allegro non troppo [Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73]
•    Brahms: II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma grazioso [Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73]
•    Brahms: III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino) - Presto ma non assai [Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73]
•    Brahms: IV. Allegro con spirito [Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73]
•    Brahms: I. Allegro con brio [Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90]
•    Brahms: II. Andante [Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90]
•    Brahms: III. Poco allegretto [Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90]
•    Brahms: IV. Allegro [Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90]
•    Brahms: I. Allegro non troppo [Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98]
•    Brahms: II. Andante moderato [Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98]
•    Brahms: III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I [Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98]
•    Brahms: IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro [Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98]