In 1900, when Boston’s Symphony Hall was being built, Philip Hale, a distinguished American music critic working for the Boston Herald, suggested that a sign should be fitted over the central doorway reading, “Exit in case of Brahms”! Hale’s message
Brahms
The “German Requiem” by Johannes Brahms, more so than any other of his compositions, first established the composer’s reputation among a wide range of music lovers in Germany, and subsequently secured his international reputation as well. Not unexpectedly, however, the
Among the great composer-musicians of the nineteenth century, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) stands as somewhat of an anomaly. In an age that worshiped flamboyant personalities and in which composers strove to break from tradition in radical new ways, Brahms was a
Prelude and Fugue in G minor: Fugue Edouard Oganessian, organ From Edouard Oganessian – Brahms: Complete Organ Works (2011) Released by Saphir Productions Brahms: Prelude and Fugue in G minor: Fugue Discover Brahms’rarely performed and recorded organ music, in homage
In my previous article I wrote about the Ogdon-Stokowski recording of Brahms’ first piano concerto. Here, I would like to write about the performance of the concerto with consideration to the original score. The concerto, Op. 15, was finished in
Mischa Maisky, celloPavel Gililov, piano Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in E minor, Op.38 – 1. Allegro non troppo From Brahms . Die Cellosonaten (1998) Released by Deutsche Grammophon Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano The first time