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Hamburg, Germany (1833 – 1897)
Johannes Brahms (7th May 1833–3rd April 1897) was a composer of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he eventually settled in Vienna, Austria.
Brahms wrote a number of major works for orchestra, including two serenades, four symphonies, two piano concertos, a Violin Concerto, a Double Concerto for violin and cello, and a pair of orchestral overtures, the Academic Festival Overture and the Tragic Overture.
His large choral work Ein deutsches Requiem (“A German Requiem”) is not a traditional, liturgical requiem (Missa pro defunctis), but a setting of texts which Brahms selected from the Lutheran Bible. The work was composed in three major periods of his life. An earlier version of the second movement was first composed in 1854, not long after Robert Schumann’s attempted suicide, and was later finished and used in his first piano concerto. The majority of the Requiem was composed after his mother’s death in 1865. The fifth movement was later added after the official premiere in 1868. The complete work was then published in 1869.
Brahms’s works in variation form include the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel and the Paganini Variations, both for solo piano, and the Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn in versions for two pianos and for orchestra. The final movement of the Fourth Symphony (Op. 98) is also formally a set of variations.
Brahms wrote a number of major works for orchestra, including two serenades, four symphonies, two piano concertos, a Violin Concerto, a Double Concerto for violin and cello, and a pair of orchestral overtures, the Academic Festival Overture and the Tragic Overture.
His large choral work Ein deutsches Requiem (“A German Requiem”) is not a traditional, liturgical requiem (Missa pro defunctis), but a setting of texts which Brahms selected from the Lutheran Bible. The work was composed in three major periods of his life. An earlier version of the second movement was first composed in 1854, not long after Robert Schumann’s attempted suicide, and was later finished and used in his first piano concerto. The majority of the Requiem was composed after his mother’s death in 1865. The fifth movement was later added after the official premiere in 1868. The complete work was then published in 1869.
Brahms’s works in variation form include the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel and the Paganini Variations, both for solo piano, and the Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn in versions for two pianos and for orchestra. The final movement of the Fourth Symphony (Op. 98) is also formally a set of variations.
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Dasain wrote:
С музыкой Брамса одинок, но весел.
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lol while i was listening to this guys works ... last.fm kept logging the tracks against an electro-pop group with the same name ... *sigh*
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Johannes Brahms é magnifico... Entre outros compositores, recebeu inspiraração divina!
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Anand69 wrote:
Johannes Brahms once found himself cornered by a group of talkative female admirers. Having made several unsuccessful attempts to escape, the composer finally lit an enormous cigar. The ladies, engulfed in smoke, chided the composer for this boorish manner. "A gentleman," they declared, "does not smoke in the presence of ladies." "Ladies," Brahms retorted, puffing away, "where there are angels there must also be clouds." ... As far as I can tell, this man is a legend :D
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try this if you're a lover of music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpw7cBBrSA4
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Hey guys, check out our article on Brahms: http://onethirtybpm.com/features/the-classical-an-introduction-to-brahms/
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SuMpfY wrote:
"ein deutsches requiem" is such a scary masterpiece. it sucks you into the void but also does it raise your inner self into a transcendent utopia like no other music. just trip and listen to "denn alles fleisch es ist wie gras"
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Evgeny Svetlanov; USSR State Symphony Orchestra record of his symphonies is a gem...
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DemonaDeLonge wrote:
Just beautiful ! <3
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Pourqoui Brahmws a t il été par l 'Orient ,: la Perse : une femme ?
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He's my fav. ♥
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