Pairing Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98, with Arnold Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31, is an interesting notion, not only because both works have in common variation forms, as well as motives borrowed from Bach, but also because many of Schoenberg's concepts were derived directly from Brahms and can be identified through close comparisons. Kent Nagano is not known particularly as a Brahmsian, but rather more as a conductor who specializes in modernist repertoire, including Schoenberg's works; ...
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Pairing Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98, with Arnold Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31, is an interesting notion, not only because both works have in common variation forms, as well as motives borrowed from Bach, but also because many of Schoenberg's concepts were derived directly from Brahms and can be identified through close comparisons. Kent Nagano is not known particularly as a Brahmsian, but rather more as a conductor who specializes in modernist repertoire, including Schoenberg's works; so if you were to assume that Nagano arranged this CD's match-up, you might regard it as an attempt to elucidate the Variations through association with the symphony, or to give Schoenberg's music some exposure by coupling it with a classic. However, these performances were recorded two years apart, so it's debatable whether Nagano planned the program, or if it fell to the producers to make the decision. But in any case, the coupling works well, and the two pieces are complementary...
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