Tuesday, April 14, 2020

COMPOSER OF THE WEEK: 6. Johannes Brahms



Born: May 7, 1833; Hamburg, Germany
Died: April 3, 1897; Vienna, Austria
Nationality: Germany

Johannes Brahms is a German composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic era, who was born on May 7, 1833 and died on April 3, 1897. Born in a Lutheran family in Hamburg, Brahms spent most of his musical career in Vienna

The place where Brahms was born, Hamburg (1891)

He was also referred to as one of the "Three Bs" of music, along with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven, as the 19th century conductor Hans von Bülow first mentioned.

Hans von Bülow

Brahms composed various genres for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, piano, organ, vocal, and chorus, and premiered himself many of his works as a master of the piano. He worked with some of the best performers of the time, including close friends, pianist Clara Schumann and the violinist Joseph Joachim, and many of his works have become essential pieces of the performance repertoires of modern concerts. 

Clara Schumann (1853)

Joseph Joachim

Brahms, an uncompromising perfectionist, destroyed some of his works or left unpublished. Brahms is regarded as both a traditionalist and an innovator by his contemporaries and later generations, and his music is firmly rooted in the musical structures and styles of the Classical masters.  Many contemporary musicians regarded his music as too academic, but Brahms was admired by many of his later musicians, such as Arnold Schoenberg and Edward Elgar, for his musical contribution and craftsmanship. 

Arnold Schoenberg (1927)

Edward Elgar (c. 1900)

Brahms's work was a starting point and an inspiration for later composers, and his works contain very romantic themes.

The grave of Brahms, Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery), Vienna

Thank you.



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