Ndr Elbphil./Hengelbrock - Brahms: The Complete Symphonies

Before moving into the Elbphilharmonie, chief conductor Thomas Hengelbrock and his NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester performed a �Brahms Marathon� with all four symphonies of the Hamburg-born composer in the historic Laeiszhalle. Brahms� music has always played an important role in the history of the orchestra, whose defining interpretations of the symphonies by Brahms and Bruckner have become the ensemble�s artistic hallmark. The orchestra, founded in 1945, was led by outstanding conductors such as G�nter Wand, Christoph Eschenbach and Christoph von Dohn�nyi. Since 2011, chief conductor Thomas Hengelbrock is in charge of continuing the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester�s history. In the bonus program Discovering Brahms, Thomas Hengelbrock offers interesting background information on all four symphonies. �The evening was more than worth it� (Hamburger Abendblatt).