Brahms Piano Concerto #2
Johannes Brahms was an absolute master of writing for the piano. He knew the sonorities of the instrument so well. As this expansive, four-movement concerto demonstrates, he was able to blend beauty with fire and …
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Yuja Wang Plays Brahms’ Piano Concerto #2!
Always self-critical, Johannes Brahms worked on his Second Piano Concerto for three years. He wrote to Clara Schumann: “I want to tell you that I have written a very small piano concerto with a very …
Igor Levit Performs the Concerto #2 by Brahms
Brahms worked on the Second Piano Concerto for three years. He wrote to Clara Schumann: “I want to tell you that I have written a very small piano concerto with a very small and pretty …
The Violin Sonata In A-Major By Johannes Brahms
The Sonata in A-Major was written for Brahms’ friend, Joseph Joachim, for whom he had recently completed his Violin Concerto, and it shares that monumental work’s lyrical style, its concern to make the violin sing …
The Intermezzo Opus 117, #2 by Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms wrote his Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 during a short stay in the Austrian resort town of Bad Ischl in 1892. Upon completion, Brahms sent the intermezzi to his lifelong friend, Clara Schumann, who …