Born in Hamburg, the son of a double bass player and his older seamstress wife, Brahms attracted the attention of Schumann, to whom he was introduced by the violinist Joachim. After Schumann’s death he maintained a long friendship with the latter’s widow, the pianist Clara Schumann, whose advice he always valued. Brahms eventually settled in Vienna, where to some he seemed the awaited successor to Beethoven. His blend of Classicism in form with a Romantic harmonic idiom made him the champion of those opposed to the musical innovations of Wagner and Liszt. In Vienna he came to occupy a position similar to that once held by Beethoven, his gruff idiosyncrasies tolerated by those who valued his genius.

Orchestral Music

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Work
11 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 21, No. 1
15 Romanzen aus Die Schone Magelone, Op. 33
18 Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (arr. for orchestra)
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (arr. J. Joachim)
28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
3 Intermezzos, Op. 117
3 Intermezzos, Op. 117
4 Gesange, Op. 70
Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
Cello Sonatas and Songs (trailer)
Divertissements
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102
Ein Deutsches Requiem
Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Op. 45
Felicity Lott and Thomas Allen in Recital

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BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartet No. 2: II. Poco adagio (Masterclass with Gabor Takacs-Nagy) (Takacs-Nagy, Gadjiev, Tishchenko, Tahara, Croise)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartet No. 2: II. Poco adagio (Masterclass with Gabor Takacs-Nagy) (Takacs-Nagy, Gadjiev, Tishchenko, Tahara, Croise)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Croise, Christoph -- Gadjiev, Alexander -- Tahara, Ayako -- Takacs-Nagy, Gabor -- Tishchenko, Diana
Label/Producer: DakApp
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartet No. 3 (Masterclass with Nobuko Imai) (Lariviere, Moriarty, Shizuka Mitsui, Bartlett)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartet No. 3 (Masterclass with Nobuko Imai) (Lariviere, Moriarty, Shizuka Mitsui, Bartlett)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Bartlett, Martin James -- Imai, Nobuko -- Lariviere, Cosima Soulez -- Mitsui, Shizuka -- Moriarty, Martin
Label/Producer: DakApp
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartet No. 3 (Schiff, Yuuko Shiokawa, Nobuko Imai, Perenyi)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartet No. 3 (Schiff, Yuuko Shiokawa, Nobuko Imai, Perenyi)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Imai, Nobuko -- Perenyi, Miklos -- Schiff, Andras -- Shiokawa, Yuuko
Label/Producer: EuroArts
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (Stern, Laredo, Ma, Bobker)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 (Stern, Laredo, Ma, Bobker)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Ax, Emanuel -- Laredo, Jaime -- Ma, Yo-Yo -- Stern, Isaac
Label/Producer: C Major
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo, ma energico (Masterclass with Zoltan Kocsis) (Ji Liu)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo, ma energico (Masterclass with Zoltan Kocsis) (Ji Liu)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Kocsis, Zoltan -- Liu, Ji
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 2: II. Andante con espressione (Masterclass with Zoltan Kocsis) (Ji Liu)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 2: II. Andante con espressione (Masterclass with Zoltan Kocsis) (Ji Liu)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Ji, Lui -- Kocsis, Zoltan
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Scherzo (Masterclass with Zoltan Kocsis) (Ji Liu)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 2: III. Scherzo (Masterclass with Zoltan Kocsis) (Ji Liu)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Kocsis, Zoltan -- Liu, Ji
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 2: IV. Finale (Masterclass with Zoltan Kocsis) (Ji Liu)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 2: IV. Finale (Masterclass with Zoltan Kocsis) (Ji Liu)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Kocsis, Zoltan -- Liu, Ji
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 (Mullerperth)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 (Mullerperth)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artist: Mullerperth, Magdalena
Label/Producer: K and K Verlagsanstalt
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Trio No. 1: I. Allegro con brio (Masterclass with Menahem Pressler) (Trio Amadeo)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Trio No. 1: I. Allegro con brio (Masterclass with Menahem Pressler) (Trio Amadeo)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Elena Gonzalez, Carmen Maria -- Mihalache, Santa-Monica -- Pressler, Menahem -- Salmerón, Carlos Adriel -- Trío Amadeo
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Trio No. 1: II. Scherzo (Masterclass with Menahem Pressler) (Trio Amadeo)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Trio No. 1: II. Scherzo (Masterclass with Menahem Pressler) (Trio Amadeo)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Amadei, Amadeo -- Elena Gonzalez, Carmen Maria -- Mihalache, Santa-Monica -- Pressler, Menahem -- Salmerón, Carlos Adriel
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Trio No. 2: I. Allegro (Masterclass with Menahem Pressler) (Grupo Tempo de Orange)
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Trio No. 2: I. Allegro (Masterclass with Menahem Pressler) (Grupo Tempo de Orange)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Fernandez Rodiles, Noelia -- Grupo Tempo de Orange -- Konopelski, Mikolaj -- Pressler, Menahem -- Rey, Elena
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro non assai (Part 1) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Cuarteto Brahms de El Mundo)
BRAHMS, J.: String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro non assai (Part 1) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Cuarteto Brahms de El Mundo)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Chiriac, Andreea -- Cuarteto Brahms de El Mundo -- Fernandes Pereira, Marco Andre -- Marjanowic, Nemanja -- Ruiz Soler, Ricardo Antonio -- Schmidt, Rainer
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro non assai (Part 1) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Cuarteto Quiroga)
BRAHMS, J.: String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro non assai (Part 1) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Cuarteto Quiroga)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Cuarteto Quiroga -- Echevarria Gonzalez, Lander -- Hevia Sesma, Aitor -- Poggio, Helena -- Schmidt, Rainer -- Sierra Vazquez, Cibran
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro non assai (Part 2) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmid) (Cuarteto Quiroga)
BRAHMS, J.: String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro non assai (Part 2) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmid) (Cuarteto Quiroga)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Cuarteto Quiroga -- Echevarria Gonzalez, Lander -- Hevia Sesma, Aitor -- Poggio, Helena -- Schmidt, Rainer -- Sierra Vazquez, Cibran
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro non assai (Part 2) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Cuarteto Brahms de El Mundo)
BRAHMS, J.: String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro non assai (Part 2) (Masterclass with Rainer Schmidt) (Cuarteto Brahms de El Mundo)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Chiriac, Andreea -- Cuarteto Brahms de El Mundo -- Fernandes Pereira, Marco Andre -- Marjanowic, Nemanja -- Ruiz Soler, Ricardo Antonio -- Schmidt, Rainer
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
BRAHMS, J.: String Sextets Nos. 1 and 2 (Brovtsyn, Clara-Jumi Kang, Lubbe, Guez, Maintz, Bohorquez)
BRAHMS, J.: String Sextets Nos. 1 and 2 (Brovtsyn, Clara-Jumi Kang, Lubbe, Guez, Maintz, Bohorquez)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Bohorquez, Claudio -- Brovtsyn, Boris -- Guez, Nimrod -- Kang, Clara-Jumi -- Lubbe, Gareth -- Maintz, Jens Peter
Label/Producer: Naxos
BRAHMS, J.: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 (Munch)
BRAHMS, J.: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 (Munch)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Boston Symphony Orchestra -- Munch, Charles
Label/Producer: ICA Classics
BRAHMS, J.: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Norrington)
BRAHMS, J.: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Norrington)
Composer: Brahms, Johannes
Artists: Norrington, Roger -- Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Label/Producer: Hänssler Classic
BRAHMS, J.: Symphony No. 1 / MENDELSSOHN, Felix: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture (Solti) (1971)
BRAHMS, J.: Symphony No. 1 / MENDELSSOHN, Felix: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture (Solti) (1971)
Composers: Brahms, Johannes -- Mendelssohn, Felix
Artists: Chicago Symphony Orchestra -- Solti, Georg
Label/Producer: ICA Classics