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Johannes Brahms ( German: [joˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms]; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs ...
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- List of compositions
- 3 April 1897 (aged 63), Vienna, Austria-Hungary
- Symphony No. 3 In F major, Op. 90 Johannes Brahms - Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur op. 90 | Semyon Bychkov | WDR Sinfonieorchester. First on our list is Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op.
- Symphony No. 1 In C minor, Op. 68 Brahms: Symphony No. 1 | Charles Dutoit & the Verbier Festival Orchestra (full concert) Next up on the list is Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op.
- Die Mainacht (The May Night) Brahms: 4 Lieder, Op. 43 - 2. Die Mainacht. The May Night, also called Die Mainacht, is a composition that will stir up various emotions as it’s a touching piece that’s all about how the moon rises in May.
- Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98 Brahms - Symphony No.4 in E minor Op.98 (Century's recording: Carlos Kleiber, Wiener Philharmoniker) Up next is Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op.
- Hungarian Dances (1869–1880) Brahms was introduced to “gypsy-style” music by the Hungarian violinist Ede Reményi, who he met in 1850. His 21 Hungarian Dances were originally written for piano four hands, where two pianists play from the same keyboard, but are best known now in their orchestral arrangements.
- Academic Festival Overture (1880) The Academic Festival Overture was composed in the summer of 1880 in tribute to the University of Breslau, after Brahms discovered he was to be awarded with an honorary doctorate.
- German Requiem (1865–1868) Brahms’s German Requiem (or, to give it its full title, A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures) is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, and solo soprano and baritone.
- Violin Concerto (1878) Brahms wrote only one concerto for violin, dedicating it to his close friend and almost lifelong collaborator, Joseph Joachim. The composer leaned heavily on the 19th-century violin virtuoso for support and advice during its composition, noting that he had no patience for slurs that indicated bowing rather than phrasing.
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May 17, 2023 · Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg on 7 May 1833. His father was Johann Jakob Brahms who earned a living playing the double bass, first in more humble theatre orchestras and then as a member of the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra. His mother, Christiane Nissen, earned a living as a seamstress and was 17 years older than his father, for whom she ...
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Apr 5, 2024 · On May 7, 1833, Johannes was born to Christiane and Johann Jakob Brahms in the Gängeviertel area of Hamburg. Christiane was an accomplished seamstress and seventeen years older than her husband. Johann Jakob had fled his family trade of innkeeping for the musical profession and nurtured a penchant for bad financial investments.
Apr 2, 2014 · Widely considered one of the 19th century's greatest composers and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic era, Johannes Brahms was born May 7, 1833, in Hamburg, Germany. He was the second of ...
Nov 4, 2023 · In the years preceding his death, Brahms composed his final cycles of piano pieces, Opp. 116–119 and the Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs), Op. 121. The Op. 121 was prompted by the death of Clara Schumann and dedicated to the artist Max Klinger, a great admirer of Brahms.
