If you happened to take a stroll along the surface of the planet Mercury, you’d have to watch out to make sure you didn’t tumble into Dalí, Dickens, or even Disney. Not the famous figures ...

To get one, go to the subscriptions page. Johannes Brahms’ intentions were primarily to soothe those left behind among the living when he composed his “German Requiem,” a piece where ...

In the Brahms, Luisi’s supercharged fortissimos ... continues contributing as a freelance writer on classical music and art. His classical music reporting is supported by the Rubin Institute ...

Formed in 1988, the Amici Ensemble has been part of Aotearoa’s classical music scene for over thirty-five years. Now under ...

Whether you know it as ‘Wiegenlied’, ‘Cradle Song’, or just simply ‘Lullaby’, Brahms’ beautiful lullaby is one of the most popular and timeless pieces of classical music. And for many, it’s the first ...

The second half was all vocal. After the intermission, Guo took the audience into a world of love songs by Rachmaninoff, followed by Brahms' art songs, and the audience were taken back to the main ...

Johannes Brahms' beautiful, deeply personal symphony. Johannes Brahms expressed his own enigmatic motto, “free but happy,” in musical symbols that weave throughout this beautiful, deeply ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Think of what we lost as a result of Brahms’s self-critical demand for perfection. We have a better idea ...