Academic Festival Overture

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€ 96,56

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In 1881, Brahms accepted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Breslau University in Poland. For the occasion, he wrote his Academic Festival Overture, for orchestra, basing it on student songs. It is a splendid example of a serious composer writing a piece of musical “fun”.

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Romantic in style, the composer’s great skill is evident in his linking of the tunes, and his different treatment of them.

In performance, there is rich scope for expression, for tenderness, boisterousness and high spirits, as well as thoughtfulness and an underlying purpose are all present in the music.

The Overture ends with a typically Brahmsian climax, built into a welter of instrumental colour.