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Johannes Brahms
German composer
- From
- Hamburg, Germany
- Active
- 1833–1897
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- Releases
- 1500
- classical
- romantic classical
- art song
- concerto
- symphony
About
Johannes Brahms (; German: [joˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms] ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. His music features expressive counterpoint, freer dissonance, rhythmic vitality, and traditional forms. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, a Requiem, much chamber music, and hundreds of folk-song arrangements and Lieder (German art songs).
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Born in Hamburg to a musical family, Brahms composed and performed locally in his youth before touring Central Europe as a pianist, premiering his own works and meeting Franz Liszt in Weimar. He worked with Ede Reményi and, through Joseph Joachim, gained Robert and Clara Schumann's support and guidance. He lived with Clara in Düsseldorf, becoming devoted to her amid Robert's voluntary commitment. After Robert's death, they remained close friends. Brahms never married, focusing on his work as a composer prone to self-criticism.
Though innovative, he was deemed conservative in the War of the Romantics, in which he regretted his involvement. But his works succeeded, gaining him a circle of supporters, friends, and musicians. Eduard Hanslick hailed them as absolute music, and Hans von Bülow named him the heir to Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven, which Richard Wagner mocked. In Vienna, he led the Singakademie and Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, programming the early and often "serious" music he studied. He considered retiring from composition late in life but kept writing chamber music for prized musicians.
He shared mutual admiration with Antonín Dvořák and Johann Strauss II. A new generation, including Max Reger and Alexander Zemlinsky, blended his style with Wagner's. So did Arnold Schoenberg, stressing the "progressive" structural coherence (developing variation) of Brahms's music. It remains a staple of the concert repertoire, influencing 21st-century composers.
Discography
Albums
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Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 (“Choral”) / Brahms: Song of Destiny, op. 54 (Schicksalslied)
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Concerto no. 2, in B-flat, op. 83
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Symphony no. 1
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Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51 no. 2
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Symphony no. 2
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Concierto en Re mayor para violín y orquesta, op. 77
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Violin Concerto
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Sonata no. 1 in E minor for 'cello and piano / Sonata no. 2 in F major for 'cello and piano
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Otto Klemperer conducts Brahms
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Schumann: Dichterliebe, op. 48 / Brahms: Lieder
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Symphonie N° 4 en mi mineur
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Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op.45
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Concerto no. 2
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Violin Concerto
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Violin Concerto
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Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-dur op. 77
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Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn „St. Antoni-Choral“ · Akademische Fest-Ouvertüre · Tragische Ouvertüre
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Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a / Hungarian Dances
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Concerto No. 1
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Symphony no. 4
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A Brahms-Schumann Recital
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Symphonie N°2 en Ré Majeur Opus 73
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Violin Concerto
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Symphony No.1 in C Minor, Op. 68
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Symphony no. 1
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Concerto No. 1
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Piano Quartets
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Piano Concerto no. 2
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Brahms: Danses Hongroises / Dvorak: Danses Slaves
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Symphony no. 1
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Brahms: Sonata no. 3 in D minor / Bach: Partita no. 3 in E
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Elgar: Enigma Variations / Brahms: Haydn Variations
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Trio in E-flat / Sonata for Horn and Piano
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Konzert für Violine, Violoncello und Orchester a-moll, op. 102
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Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73 / Academic Festival Overture
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15
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Symphony No. 2 In D Major / Tragic Overture
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Violinkonzert
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David Oistrakh Plays Brahms
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Invitation to the Dance
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Martha Argerich: Début Recital
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10 Intermezzi for Piano
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Piano Quartet in G Minor
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15
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Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
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Violin Concerto
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Altrhapsodie / Schicksalslied
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Ein deutsches Requiem
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Choral Works and Overtures
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Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68
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Symphonie N° 4 - Ouverture Tragique
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Piano Concerto no. 2
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Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Violoncello, op. 102 / Academic Festival Overture, op. 80
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Brahms: Double Concerto Pour Violon Et Violoncelle / Mendelssohn: Trio Pour Piano, Violon Et Violoncelle No. 1
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Piano Quartet in A, Op. 26
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Piano Quartet in C minor, op. 60
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Symphonie Nr. 1
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Symphonie Nr. 3 / Haydn-Variationen
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The Four Symphonies
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Violinkonzert in D-dur
Compilations
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Piano Sonatas, opp. 1, 2 / Variations on a Hungarian Song, op. 21/2 / Klavierstücke, op. 118 nos. 3, 6 & op. 119 no.3
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Johannes Brahms - Sonata for Violin and Piano / Horn Trio & Henri Vieuxtemps - Ballade et Polonaise
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Sonata No.1 In G Minor / Sonata No.3 In D Minor / Sonata No.2 In D Minor
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Clásicos de Oro: Johannes Brahms
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Sinfonia no. 3 / Abertura Trágica / Sinfonia no. 4 / Canção de Embalar
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Concerto pour piano n° 1, Sonates pour piano op. 5, Ballades . Scherzo op. 4, Pièces pour piano op. 76, 79
Other
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Heimat
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Brahms: Complete Sonatas
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Violin Concerto
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The Five Sonatas for Vioin & Piano - Vol. 2
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Balladen, op. 10 / Klavierstücke, op. 76 / Rhapsodien, op. 79 / Fantasien, op. 116 / Intermezzi, op. 117 / Klavierstücke, op. 118 / Klavierstücke, op. 119
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Symphony no. 3, op. 90 / Haydn Variations, op. 56a
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Clarinet and Piano Sonata & Cello and Piano Sonata
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Schubert: Quintet in C Major, D. 956 - Brahms: Sextet in G Major, Op. 36 ((Heifetz Remastered))
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Piano Quartets op. 25, 26 & 60
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Collection les grands compositeurs, 23: Johannes Brahms
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Piano Concerto no. 1 / Haendel Variations
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Ginette Neveu Plays Brahms
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Ein deutsches Requiem
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Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73
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Highlights From Symphonies & Concertos
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Violin Concertos
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Violin Sonatas
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Classic Gold: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor / Trio in E Flat Major
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Symphonie Nr. 2 & Liebeslieder Walzer
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Complete Works
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Johannes Brahms - Complete Trios
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Piano Pieces Op. 76, Two Rhapsodies Op. 79, Fantasies, Op. 116
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The Best of Brahms
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Quatuor à cordes n. 2 & 3
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Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25 / Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60
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Symphony No1
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Œuvre pour orgue intégrale
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Sonata in F minor
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Complete Symphonies, Tragic Overture & Academic Festival Overture
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Overtures & Concerto Op. 77
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Symphony no. 4 / Academic Festival Overture
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Symphonie n° 4 en mi mineur op.98
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Symphony No. 1 and 2
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Clarinet Trio
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Sonates op. 120
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Variationen / Walzer
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Music For The Millions Vol. 23
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Klavierkonzert Nr. 2, B-Dur, op. 83
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Reference
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- id.loc.gov
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- d-nb.info
- snaccooperative.org
- nla.gov.au
- openlibrary.org
- soundtrackcollector.com
- rateyourmusic.com
- classicalarchives.com
- musik-sammler.de
- whosampled.com
- worldcat.org
- SecondHandSongs
- vgmdb.net
- VIAF
- Wikidata
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Also known as
Brahams · Brahms · Brahms Johannes · Brahms, Johannes (1833 - 1897) · J Brahm · J. Brahms · Johannes Brahm · Johanness Brāmss · Иоганнес Брамс · ヨハネス・ブラームス · 布拉姆斯 · 約翰內斯·布拉姆斯 · 約翰尼斯·布拉姆斯 · 约翰内斯·勃拉姆斯 · 约翰内斯·布拉姆斯 · 브람스
Tags
- composer
- german
- european
- german composer
- piano sonata
- romantic
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- c70d12a2-24fe-4f83-a6e6-57d84f8efb51
- ISNI
- 0000000121195925
- IPI
- 00004028731
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