Brahms: Symphony No.4, Op.98

Remarks by Jorma Panula on 13.1. 2009

bar nr.

17 sometimes you don’t hear hb
76 4 beats
86 missing mf on fourth beat in strings
95 fl, cl, hrn long
107 trp pp and long notes long enough
153 vl II mostly timid, right rythm, also next bars, every time different
157 fl, fg last notes always long enough
169 give attention to vc, cb for accents
170-172 accents on all notes in vl I, II, last note no accent
173-178 no accents in vl I, II
170-178 vla I missing all accents
173-178 vla II accents missing
170-172 no accents in vc cb, only from last note
173-178 from last quarter all accents missing in vc, cb
176 first here ff in ww
178 first here ff in strings
183 long tenuto notes
188 keep long notes till barline
from K envelopes in hrn’s not too big, often too loud
from 239 no more envelopes
243 give cb
L really break and after extra long
N upbeat should be mf in strings, wrong, compare with D, also mf in hrn, cresc.is missing
358 here hrn’s instead of trp. (bar107)
from 381 I don’t like accents. in strings here, it covers the entrance of the new voice, they should be heard to make the structure clear
from 397 long notes
R vl I, II, fl answer in vla, hb, cl in 415. in 419 no answer
436 div in vl II
438 vl I div, next bar vla too

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