Brahms Cycle II

Brahms liked to enjoy himself, and this can be seen (and heard!) in his Second Symphony. It was begun at the Wörthersee and finished in Baden-Baden, earning it the nickname “Lichtentaler” in these parts. The work also gives a fittingly idyllic impression – forming an intentional contrast with the dramatic First, which Yannick Nézet-Séguin is presenting on the previous day. Speaking of idylls: the second work on the program, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto interpreted by the principal clarinetist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, became well-known to wide audiences in the film Out of Africa.