Claudio Abbado - Brahms: Symphony No. 2. Variations On A Theme By Haydn. Academic Festival Overture - Japan SHM-CDDescription: The Symphony No. 2, with its pastoral and flowing conception, the "Variations on a Theme by Haydn," in which the virtuosity of the master of variations shines through, and the "Overture to the University Celebration," with its delightful student songs. This is a disc full of happiness, featuring some of the brightest works by Brahms, the master of the German Romantic period. The virtuoso Abbado makes full use of the rich sound of the