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Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms: The Romantic Classicist

Introduction to Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor whose music masterfully combined the structure of Classical traditions with the emotional depth of the Romantic era. Regarded as one of the “Three Bs” of classical music alongside Bach and Beethoven, Brahms was a meticulous composer whose works reflect both technical precision and profound expressiveness. His symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and piano compositions remain staples of the concert repertoire, admired for their craftsmanship and deep emotional resonance.

Brahms’ Most Celebrated Works

Orchestral Masterpieces

Brahms’ symphonies and concertos are renowned for their power, lyricism, and structural brilliance:

  • Symphony No. 1 in C minor (1876) – A dramatic and triumphant work often compared to Beethoven’s symphonies.
  • Symphony No. 4 in E minor (1885) – A deeply moving and intellectually rich symphony featuring a passacaglia finale.
  • Violin Concerto in D major (1878) – A virtuosic yet lyrical showcase for the violin, composed for Joseph Joachim.
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major (1881) – A grand and technically demanding concerto with a beautifully lyrical slow movement.

Chamber Music and Piano Works

Brahms was a master of intimate and deeply expressive chamber music:

  • Piano Quintet in F minor (1864) – A powerful and passionate chamber work.
  • Clarinet Quintet in B minor (1891) – A late masterpiece filled with warmth and nostalgia.
  • Intermezzi for Piano (1892–1893) – Some of the most introspective and poetic piano miniatures ever written.

Vocal and Choral Works

Brahms’ vocal compositions are among the most revered in classical music:

  • Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) (1868) – A deeply spiritual choral masterpiece that offers comfort rather than judgment.
  • Liebeslieder Waltzes (1869, 1875) – Light and charming vocal quartets with piano accompaniment.

Brahms’ Enduring Legacy

Brahms was both a traditionalist and an innovator, preserving the structural integrity of Classical forms while infusing them with the expressive depth of Romanticism. His works influenced composers such as Mahler, Schoenberg, and Elgar, and he remains one of the most revered figures in Western classical music.

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  • Mozart - Clarinet Quintet K.581, Allegro In F Major K.580b; Brahms - Clarinet Quintet In B Minor - Sabine Meyer, Wolfgang Meyer, Carmina Quartet / Sony Classical Audio CD 2010 / 88697 64689 2 Mozart - Clarinet Quintet K.581, Allegro In F Major K.580b; Brahms - Clarinet Quintet In B Minor - Sabine Meyer, Wolfgang Meyer, Carmina Quartet / Sony Classical Audio CD 2010 / 88697 64689 2
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    Mozart - Clarinet Quintet K.581, Allegro In F Major K.580b; Brahms - Clarinet Quintet In B Minor - Sabine Meyer, Wolfgang Meyer, Carmina Quartet / Sony Classical Audio CD 2010 / 88697 64689 2

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  • Mozart & Brahms: Trios for clarinet, cello and piano - Julian Milkis, Alexander Kniazev, Valery Afanassiev / World premiere recording / Lontano Audio CD 2008 / 2564 69486-6 Mozart & Brahms: Trios for clarinet, cello and piano - Julian Milkis, Alexander Kniazev, Valery Afanassiev / World premiere recording / Lontano Audio CD 2008 / 2564 69486-6
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    Mozart & Brahms: Trios for clarinet, cello and piano - Julian Milkis, Alexander Kniazev, Valery Afanassiev / World premiere recording / Lontano Audio CD 2008 / 2564 69486-6

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    Mozart & Brahms: Trios for clarinet, cello and piano - Julian Milkis, Alexander Kniazev, Valery Afanassiev / World premiere recording / Lontano Audio CD 2008 / 2564 69486-6 UPC 0825646948666   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January...
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  • Idil Biret: Brahms Edition - The Complete Solo Piano Music And The Piano Concertos / The Piano Quintet; Sonatas for Cello and Piano; Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & Four songs from the cycle ''Die schone Magelone'' / IBA 16x Audio CD, Box Set 2017 / 8.501602 Idil Biret: Brahms Edition - The Complete Solo Piano Music And The Piano Concertos / The Piano Quintet; Sonatas for Cello and Piano; Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & Four songs from the cycle ''Die schone Magelone'' / IBA 16x Audio CD, Box Set 2017 / 8.501602
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    Idil Biret: Brahms Edition - The Complete Solo Piano Music And The Piano Concertos / The Piano Quintet; Sonatas for Cello and Piano; Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & Four songs from the cycle ''Die schone Magelone'' / IBA 16x Audio CD, Box Set 2017 / 8.501602

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    Idil Biret: Brahms Edition - The Complete Solo Piano Music And The Piano Concertos / The Piano Quintet; Sonatas for Cello and Piano; Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & Four songs from the cycle ''Die schone Magelone'' / IBA 16x Audio CD, Box Set 2017 / 8...
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  • Elmira Darvarova & Vassily Lobanov – Masterpieces By Brahms, Franck, Clara Schumann And Vassily Lobanov / Solo Musica Audio CD 2021 / SM 367 Elmira Darvarova & Vassily Lobanov – Masterpieces By Brahms, Franck, Clara Schumann And Vassily Lobanov / Solo Musica Audio CD 2021 / SM 367
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    Elmira Darvarova & Vassily Lobanov – Masterpieces By Brahms, Franck, Clara Schumann And Vassily Lobanov / Solo Musica Audio CD 2021 / SM 367 UPC 4260123643676   Label: Solo Musica – SM 367 Format: CD, Album,...
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  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: To My Friends - Brahms, Grieg, Loewe, Wolf - Geoffrey Parsons (piano) / Decca LP 1981 / 591051 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: To My Friends - Brahms, Grieg, Loewe, Wolf - Geoffrey Parsons (piano) / Decca LP 1981 / 591051
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    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: To My Friends - Brahms, Grieg, Loewe, Wolf - Geoffrey Parsons (piano) / Decca LP 1981 / 591051

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    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: To My Friends - Brahms, Grieg, Loewe, Wolf - Geoffrey Parsons (piano) / Decca LP 1981 591051   Label: Decca – 591051 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: France Released:   ...
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  • J. Brahms: Hat Dal Heine Verseire, R. Schumann: A költő Szerelme Op. 48 Dalciklus Heine Verseire - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bariton), Jörg Demus (zongora) / Qualiton LP / LPX 03 (18370) J. Brahms: Hat Dal Heine Verseire, R. Schumann: A költő Szerelme Op. 48 Dalciklus Heine Verseire - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bariton), Jörg Demus (zongora) / Qualiton LP / LPX 03 (18370)
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    J. Brahms: Hat Dal Heine Verseire, R. Schumann: A költő Szerelme Op. 48 Dalciklus Heine Verseire - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bariton), Jörg Demus (zongora) / Qualiton LP LPX 03 (18370)   Label: Qualiton – LPX 03...
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  • Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem - Maria Stader, Otto Wiener, Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Dirigent: Fritz Lehmann / Heliodor 2x LP / 89 696/97 Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem - Maria Stader, Otto Wiener, Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Dirigent: Fritz Lehmann / Heliodor 2x LP / 89 696/97
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    Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem - Maria Stader, Otto Wiener, Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Dirigent: Fritz Lehmann / Heliodor 2x LP / 89 696/97

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    Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem - Maria Stader, Otto Wiener, Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Dirigent: Fritz Lehmann / Heliodor 2x LP  89 696/97   Label: Heliodor – 89 696/97 Format: 2...
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  • Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Rhapsodie Pour Contralto; Ouverture Tragique; Serenades No. 1 et No. 2 / Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo-soprano), Choeur D'Hommes ''Friedrich Von Spee'' De Treves / Forlane 2x LP Stereo 1983 / UM 6502/3 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Rhapsodie Pour Contralto; Ouverture Tragique; Serenades No. 1 et No. 2 / Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo-soprano), Choeur D'Hommes ''Friedrich Von Spee'' De Treves / Forlane 2x LP Stereo 1983 / UM 6502/3
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    Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Rhapsodie Pour Contralto; Ouverture Tragique; Serenades No. 1 et No. 2 / Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo-soprano), Choeur D'Hommes ''Friedrich Von Spee'' De Treves / Forlane 2x LP Stereo 1983 / UM 6502/3

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    Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Rhapsodie Pour Contralto; Ouverture Tragique; Serenades No. 1 et No. 2 / Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo-soprano), Choeur D'Hommes ''Friedrich Von Spee'' De Treves / Forlane 2x LP Stereo 1983  UM...
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  • Gold & Fizdale (duo pianist): Schumann: Spanischer - Liebeslieder Opus 138; Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52 / Lois Marshall (soprano), Regina Sarfaty (mezzo-soprano) / Columbia Masterworks LP Mono 1963 / MS 6461 Gold & Fizdale (duo pianist): Schumann: Spanischer - Liebeslieder Opus 138; Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52 / Lois Marshall (soprano), Regina Sarfaty (mezzo-soprano) / Columbia Masterworks LP Mono 1963 / MS 6461
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    Gold & Fizdale (duo pianist): Schumann: Spanischer - Liebeslieder Opus 138; Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52 / Lois Marshall (soprano), Regina Sarfaty (mezzo-soprano) / Columbia Masterworks LP Mono 1963 / MS 6461

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    Gold & Fizdale (duo pianist): Schumann: Spanischer - Liebeslieder Opus 138; Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzes Opus 52 / Lois Marshall (soprano), Regina Sarfaty (mezzo-soprano) / Columbia Masterworks LP Mono 1963 MS 6461   Label: Columbia...
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  • Brahms, Moussorgsky - Vier Ernste Gesänge; Songs And Dances Of Death - Yi-Kwei Sze (bass), Brooks Smith (piano) / Iramac LP Stereo / 6501 Brahms, Moussorgsky - Vier Ernste Gesänge; Songs And Dances Of Death - Yi-Kwei Sze (bass), Brooks Smith (piano) / Iramac LP Stereo / 6501
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  • Elisabeth Schwenzel (sopran) – Deutsche Volkslieder (Bearbeitung: J. Brahms); Deutsche Volkslieder Duette (Bearbeitung: B. Seidler-Winkler); Kinderstube (M. Mussorgski); Kinderlieder op. 85 (A. Gretschaninow) / LP Stereo / TST 78 167 Elisabeth Schwenzel (sopran) – Deutsche Volkslieder (Bearbeitung: J. Brahms); Deutsche Volkslieder Duette (Bearbeitung: B. Seidler-Winkler); Kinderstube (M. Mussorgski); Kinderlieder op. 85 (A. Gretschaninow) / LP Stereo / TST 78 167
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    Elisabeth Schwenzel (sopran) – Deutsche Volkslieder (Bearbeitung: J. Brahms); Deutsche Volkslieder Duette (Bearbeitung: B. Seidler-Winkler); Kinderstube (M. Mussorgski); Kinderlieder op. 85 (A. Gretschaninow) / LP Stereo / TST 78 167

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    Elisabeth Schwenzel (sopran) – Deutsche Volkslieder (Bearbeitung: J. Brahms); Deutsche Volkslieder Duette (Bearbeitung: B. Seidler-Winkler); Kinderstube (M. Mussorgski); Kinderlieder op. 85 (A. Gretschaninow) / LP Stereo  TST 78...
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  • Bruckner: Ave Maria - Christus Factus Est, Brahms: Abschiedslied - In Stiller Nacht / Chœur De La Radio Suisse Romande, Francois Margot, Michel Perret, André Charlet / Erato LP Stereo / ERA 9257 Bruckner: Ave Maria - Christus Factus Est, Brahms: Abschiedslied - In Stiller Nacht / Chœur De La Radio Suisse Romande, Francois Margot, Michel Perret, André Charlet / Erato LP Stereo / ERA 9257
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    Bruckner: Ave Maria - Christus Factus Est, Brahms: Abschiedslied - In Stiller Nacht / Chœur De La Radio Suisse Romande, Francois Margot, Michel Perret, André Charlet / Erato LP Stereo / ERA 9257

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    Bruckner: Ave Maria - Christus Factus Est, Brahms: Abschiedslied - In Stiller Nacht / Chœur De La Radio Suisse Romande, Francois Margot, Michel Perret, André Charlet / Erato LP Stereo  ERA 9257   Label: Erato – ERA...
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