Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1: The Symphony in Brahms's World 1
6. 2. Brahms's Path to the Symphony 29
7. 3. The First Symphony, OP. 68 45
8. 4. The Second Symphony, OP 73 67
9. 5. The Third Symphony, OP 90 91
10. 6. The Fourth Symphony, OP 98 115
11. 7. Patterns of Reception 141
12. 8. Traditions of Performance 163
13. Appendix I: A Chronology of the Brahms Symphonies 189
14. Appendix II: Sources and Editions 193
15. Notes 197
16. Selected Bibliography 217
17. Index 223