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Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

188337 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1883) in four parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Andante (sonata form), Poco Allegretto (ternary form) and Allegro (sonata form).

Recording: hr-Sinfonieorchester, Andrés Orozco-Estrada

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Follow all 34 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III · Ternary form
  4. IV · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:19–13:07

Winds sound the three-note (F, A-flat, F) at the start, and the full orchestra enters with the , with the same in the bass beneath it. The is a lilting clarinet tune over plucked strings, in A major and in 9/4 . The makes that dramatic; the quietly in the winds. The follows, and the works at the before softly in F major.

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IISonata form13:37–21:48
III Ternary form21:51–28:14
IVSonata form28:16–36:54

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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