Brahms's piano concertos are two of the greatest pillars of the Romantic repertoire. The first, written in 1858 when the composer was still a young man, is like a symphony where piano and orchestra ...
Johannes Brahms can be forgiven for taking, by some accounts, anywhere from 14 to 21 years to complete his First Symphony. It was expected that he would follow in the mighty footsteps of that other ...
Daniel Barenboim and Gustavo Dudamel with the Staatskapelle Berlin, performing two great works by Brahms. Two great maestros, with a nearly 40 year age gap, combine forces with the Berlin State ...
The contrast didn't go as far as ridiculous and sublime, but hearing piano concertos by Leroy Anderson and Johannes Brahms on two successive nights at Miller Outdoor Theatre was certainly a lesson in ...
Few piano concertos speak as cogently as the two that came from Brahms’ pen. Though vastly different in character, together they represent a pinnacle of 19th century pianism. True, each lies awkwardly ...
Planning a movie night with 'Brahms The Piano Concertos' without the hassle? Trying to locate where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to rent or buy the Humphrey Burton directed movie can be a bit ...
Time was when Daniel Barenboim tore into Brahms’s “First Piano Concerto” as if he was in an Olympian fury. In this performance he is subdued, pensively rhapsodic, cautious in the face of impending ...
When it comes to standard repertory in classical music, there’s nothing like going to the Three Bs — Bach, Beethoven and Brahms — for some of the greatest works ever written. This weekend, the ...
In a rare treat, this program features not one but two concertos by Brahms. There is the much‐loved “Brahms Double” for violin and cello, played by soloists from the SSO, and the mighty first piano ...