I always thought that my grandfather was the luckiest person on earth! No matter how dull the conversations, boring the sermon or uncomfortable the journey, he always managed to nod off. At first I thought he was just pretending, but

Throughout his life, Johannes Brahms equated corporeal infirmity with frailty of character. An avid outdoors enthusiast, who boasted that he had never consulted a physician or taken any medication, Brahms confidently asserted the connection between a healthy body and a

Brahms Waltzes, Op. 39 No. 11 in B minor Brahms: Waltzes, Op. 39 – No. 11 in B minorNew Year Treat !! Let’s welcome 2014 with this beautiful Waltze performed by Meng-Chieh Liu. A recipient of the 2002 Avery Fisher

In 1853, with a stack of original compositions in his backpack, Johannes Brahms (1833-1896) finally found enough courage to visit his musical hero Robert Schumann. Their brief encounter prompted Schumann to pen his famous article “Neue Bahnen” (New Paths) —

In 1881, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) wrote to his friend Elisabeth von Herzogenberg that he had finished “a tiny little piano concerto with a wisp of a scherzo.” At that time, Elisabeth could scarcely have known that Brahms had just completed

Paul Hindemith was a precocious musical talent. Whatever he touched, he almost instantaneously mastered. He started violin lessons at an early age and was admitted to the Frankfurt Conservatory at age 12. He soon became an accomplished performer on several

String Quartet in A minor Opus 51 Quasi Minuetto, moderato, Allegretto vivace Jerusalem Quartet Sharon Kam, clarinet From Brahms – Clarinet Quintet / String Quartet no. 2 (2013) Released by Harmonia Mundi Brahms: String Quartet in A minor Opus 51

Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 I Allegro Tokyo String Quartet Jon Nakamatsu, piano Jon Manasse, clarinet From Brahms – Quintets Op. 34 & Op. 115 (2012) Released by Harmonia Mundi Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115