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Johannes Brahms and the Schumanns - Robert, and his wife, Clara - were the musical stars of their era. As composers and performers, they helped to define the German Romantic movement in the mid-1800s.
NPR's Fred Child speaks with Avins about Brahms, his music, and his friendship with Clara Schumann. Then we hear three movements of the Serenade played by the Stuttgart Radio Symphony, and ...
Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexei Grynyuk crafted a fine programme for their EIF recital, centring around Brahms’ relationship ...
Both the object of Brahms' affections, Clara Schumann, and his mountainous task of succeeding Beethoven's symphonic legacy is showcased in the California Symphony's program titled Brahms Obsessions.
After opening with a duet (Brahms's charming "Vergebliches Ständchen Op. 84 No. 4"), the two singers alternated onstage, Platts anchoring her end around Gustav Mahler's "Lieder Eines Fahrenden ...
Brahms made many enemies in Vienna by his ill-mannered effort to assure himself privacy. Death came to him at 63. the immediate result of a cold contracted at Clara Schumann’s grave.
Michelle Cann, piano; Geoffrey Robson conducts. Richard Wagner: Prelude to "Tristan und Isolde"; Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in a minor; Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in e minor, op.98.
What Brahms and Clara Schumann felt in the 1850s is alive today. Plus ça change … After a delightful Flute Quartet of Mozart, the players presented a rarity: two pieces by the German-American composer ...
We're spending this hour exploring the music of three intimate friends, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms. To open the hour, two short pieces by Clara Wieck Schumann: The Athena ...
MUSIC ASO sets Clara Schumann piano concerto, works by Wagner, Brahms for season finale May 1, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. by Eric E. Harrison ...