Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

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Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 is a landmark 19th-century symphony, often dubbed "Beethoven's Tenth," renowned for its dramatic intensity, rigorous structure, and triumphant finale.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration 45 minutes ⓘ
catalogueEntry Brahms-Werke Band I ⓘ
composer Johannes Brahms ⓘ
compositionEnd 1876 ⓘ
compositionStart 1850s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
criticalReputation considered a major 19th-century symphonic masterpiece ⓘ
followsWork Brahms's Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16 ⓘ
genre Romantic symphony ⓘ
influenced late-Romantic symphonic tradition ⓘ
influencedBy Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro ⓘ
II. Andante sostenuto ⓘ
III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso ⓘ
IV. Adagio – Piu andante – Allegro non troppo, ma con brio ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nickname Beethoven's Tenth ⓘ
linked to: Beethoven’s Tenth
notableFeature chorale-like main theme in the finale ⓘ
cyclical use of thematic material across movements ⓘ
use of a prominent timpani heartbeat in the first movement introduction ⓘ
numberInSeries 1 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 68 ⓘ
orchestration 2 bassoons ⓘ
2 clarinets ⓘ
2 flutes ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
2 trumpets ⓘ
3 trombones ⓘ
4 horns ⓘ
contrabassoon ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
positionInOeuvre first completed symphony by Brahms ⓘ
precededBy Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 ⓘ
premiereConductor Felix Otto Dessoff ⓘ
premiereDate 4 November 1876 ⓘ
premiereLocation Karlsruhe, Germany ⓘ
structureCharacteristic rigorous sonata-form first movement ⓘ
triumphant C-major finale ⓘ
style absolute music ⓘ
tonalPlan from C minor to C major ⓘ
workSeries Brahms symphonies ⓘ

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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 → relatedWork → Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 ⓘ
N. Simrock → publishedWork → Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
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Beethoven’s Tenth → refersTo → Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Beethoven’s Tenth → hasNicknameFor → Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 ⓘ
linked to: Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Beethoven’s Tenth → appliedAfterPremiereOf → Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 ⓘ
linked to: Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Symphony No. 1 → hasNotableExample → Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 ⓘ
linked to: Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68