Clara Schumann enthused about the “mysterious magic of woodland life” that she sensed while listening to Brahms’ Third Symphony. She was right; the work is full of idyllic images of nature. Brahms combines lively, folk-like melodies with a rich late-Romantic sound world – an aesthetic that inspired the young Anton Webern to compose his yearning Langsamer Satz. Igor Stravinsky, in turn, takes his cue from Viennese Classicism in his Symphonie in C, enriching its clarity and transparency with his unmistakable musical language. The result? A fresh reinterpretation of musical traditions.