Johannes Brahms is one of the most widely performed and beloved composers of all time. In the history of music, he stands alongside Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the shining testaments to human inspiration and

I know a lot of people who are almost afraid of the symphonies by Johannes Brahms. Everybody keeps telling them how wonderful and how great these pieces are, but it can be a little difficult to connect with them. Brahms

A set of short anonymous poems in Boston’s Musical Herald did a poetical job of setting out the history in limericks, along with unique rhyming spellings. We started in the 18th century with Gluck and then Haydn. Next, we’ll advance

Johannes Brahms, one of the most revered composers of the Romantic era, is celebrated for his rich, lyrical, and deeply emotive music. His compositions, ranging from symphonies to chamber music and solo piano works, are known for their structural complexity,

Violinist Joseph Joachim was one of the greatest violinists of the nineteenth century, and a dear friend of composer Johannes Brahms for decades. But in 1884, while he was going through a brutal divorce, Joachim was blindsided by what he

Composer Johannes Brahms was famous for being a prickly, sarcastic bachelor. However, despite his gruff exterior, he did harbour tender feelings for a number of women throughout his life. Many of the women he fell for were musically talented. Mezzo-soprano

It’s one of the most famous stories about the life of Johannes Brahms: he played piano in brothels as a teenager, and the experience scarred him for the rest of his life. However, is this mythology based on truth? Some

Johannes Brahms had famously difficult romantic relationships with women. He had a penchant for idealising women, as well as sabotaging his romantic relationships with them once he got close to proposing. In the first part of this article, we met