Brahms Archive

Brahms: Quintets Opp. 34 & 115 On this CD, the Tokyo String Quartet is joined by pianist Jon Nakamatsu and clarinetist Jon Manasse in two Brahms masterpieces dating from two very different periods in his …

Alessio Bax plays Brahms Alessio Bax, the Italian-born pianist, gives us a piano recital on this CD in which he surveys highlights of Johannes Brahms’ pianistic compositions. Mr. Bax charts Brahms’ development from the early …

Brahms: Chamber Music Composer Johannes Brahms is one of the musicians I have admired most over the years. And his chamber music, be it the violin and piano sonatas, the string quartets, of the chamber …

Gustav Klimt and the Music of His Time This year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the artist, Gustav Klimt. Included in this CD are works by Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, Richard …

Brahms and Joachim: Hungarian Dances The forty-year friendship between Johannes Brahms and violinist Joseph Joachim was an important relationship in the lives of both musicians. Their admiration of each other’s artistry was very strong, and …