Hrůša Conducts R. Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra

Magic. Tradition. Artistry.

Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 – 3rd movement (Poco allegretto) is one of those pieces that stays with you long after the music stops. While the rest of the symphony moves between strength and struggle, this movement feels like a quiet confession. Its main theme in C minor sings with a kind of bittersweet calm — not pure sadness, but the feeling of remembering something beautiful that you can’t fully return to. Composed in 1883, this symphony comes from Brahms’ later years, when he ha