Brahms’s Fourth Symphony

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Brahms’s Fourth Symphony is a late-Romantic orchestral work renowned for its emotional depth, intricate counterpoint, and powerful, passacaglia-based finale.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf late-Romantic composition ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 ⓘ
cataloguedAs Symphony No. 4 ⓘ
composer Johannes Brahms ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1885 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1884 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
finaleForm chaconne-like variations ⓘ
passacaglia ⓘ
firstMovementKey E minor ⓘ
firstMovementTempoMarking Allegro non troppo ⓘ
follows Brahms’s Third Symphony ⓘ
fourthMovementKey E minor ⓘ
fourthMovementTempoMarking Allegro energico e passionato ⓘ
inspiredBy J. S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 150 ⓘ
isLastSymphonyOf Johannes Brahms ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature emotional depth ⓘ
intricate counterpoint ⓘ
passacaglia-based finale ⓘ
numberInSeries 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 98 ⓘ
orchestration 2 bassoons ⓘ
2 clarinets ⓘ
2 flutes ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
2 trumpets ⓘ
3 trombones ⓘ
4 horns ⓘ
contrabassoon ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
originalTitle Symphonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98 ⓘ
partOf Brahms’s symphonies ⓘ
period Romantic ⓘ
placeOfComposition Mürzzuschlag ⓘ
premiereConductor Johannes Brahms ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereDate 25 October 1885 ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Meiningen Court Orchestra ⓘ
premierePlace Meiningen ⓘ
secondMovementKey E major ⓘ
secondMovementTempoMarking Andante moderato ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
thirdMovementKey C major ⓘ
thirdMovementTempoMarking Allegro giocoso ⓘ

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Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 → alsoKnownAs → Brahms’s Fourth Symphony ⓘ
Choreartium → usesMusic → Brahms’s Fourth Symphony ⓘ
Choreartium → followsMusicalStructureOf → Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 ⓘ
linked to: Brahms’s Fourth Symphony
Brahms’s Fourth Symphony → partOf → Brahms’s symphonies ⓘ
linked to: Brahms’s Fourth Symphony