Angst and exuberance: The early work of Tchaikovsky and Brahms

By Dan Margolies,

Published May 9, 2023 at 3:59 PM CDT

Johannes Brahms (1853) and Peter Tchaikovsky (1874)

Our birthday celebration of Peter Tchaikovsky and Johannes Brahms continues by featuring three early works from these master composers. We'll hear Tchaikovsky's 'Romeo and Juliet' Overture-Fantasy and Symphony No. 2, plus the Serenade No. 1 from Brahms. Co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies explore how the two great composers' youthful emotions are depicted in their work.

An agreement with the Kansas City Symphony allows us to share audio for this program up to four weeks after the program's original air date. You can listen to currently available episodes here.

Hosts

Michael Stern
Dan Margolies

Program

'Romeo and Juliet' Overture-Fantasy
by Peter Tchaikovsky
Live performance, October 2013

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17
by Peter Tchaikovsky
Live performance, February 2013

Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
by Johannes Brahms
Live performance, November 2015