Brahms’ Piano Trio #1
At the beginning of 1854, after his soaring fortunes at age 21, Johannes Brahms set out to write his Trio in B major for Piano, Violin and Cello. The trio was originally issued in November …
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Helene Grimaud Performs the Brahms Piano Concerto #1
The opening sounds of the Brahms Piano Concerto #1 are meant to disturb, a stark jab of sound dominated by timpani, followed by string passages that seem to pull in different directions, as though struggling …
Yuja Wang Plays the Brahms Piano Concerto #1
The creation of this piano concerto occupied Johannes Brahms for at least five years. After beginning it as a two-piano sonata in 1854, he soon realized that the musical material required orchestral inclusion. Following this …
Radu Lupu Plays the Piano Music of Brahms
The Three Intermezzi, Op.117 by Johannes Brahms were composed together with Fantasien Op.116 during his short stay at Bad Ischl, in Austria. When Brahms sent this set of Intermezzi to Clara Schumann, she claimed, “in …
Herbert Blomstedt Introduces Brahms’ Symphony #3
Johannes Brahms composed his third symphony in the space of only four months, which is especially noteworthy because it had been six years since the completion of his second symphony. The symphony in F major …