Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 is Johannes Brahms’s final symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, masterful orchestration, and innovative use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale.

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Label Occurrences
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 canonical 2
Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 1
Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brahms’s Fourth Symphony ⓘ
catalogueIn Brahms’s orchestral works ⓘ
characteristic masterful orchestration ⓘ
profound emotional depth ⓘ
tragic and autumnal mood ⓘ
composer Johannes Brahms ⓘ
composerNationality German ⓘ
dateComposed 1884 ⓘ
1885 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen ⓘ
surface form: Duke George II of Saxe-Meiningen
historicalReception initially controversial for its severity and complexity ⓘ
later regarded as one of the greatest symphonies of the 19th century ⓘ
inspiredBy J. S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 150 ⓘ
isFinalSymphonyOf Johannes Brahms ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movement I. Allegro non troppo ⓘ
II. Andante moderato ⓘ
III. Allegro giocoso ⓘ
IV. Allegro energico e passionato ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature passacaglia-style finale ⓘ
use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale ⓘ
numberInSeries 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 98 ⓘ
orchestration woodwinds, brass, timpani, and strings ⓘ
orchestrationDetail 2 bassoons ⓘ
2 clarinets ⓘ
2 flutes ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
2 trumpets ⓘ
3 trombones ⓘ
4 horns ⓘ
contrabassoon ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
period Romantic ⓘ
placeComposed Mürzzuschlag ⓘ
predecessorWork Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 ⓘ
premiereConductor Johannes Brahms ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereDate 25 October 1885 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Meiningen Court Orchestra ⓘ
premierePlace Meiningen ⓘ
structureFeature cyclical thematic relationships between movements ⓘ
style absolute music ⓘ
titleInGerman Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98
workSeries Symphonies by Johannes Brahms ⓘ

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Johannes Brahms → notableWork → Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 → relatedWork → Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brahms's Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 → followedByWork → Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 ⓘ
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 → titleInGerman → Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98