Johannes Brahms is a funny one in the history of classical music. When you first hear his work it seems older than it is, like he should be further to the left on the following timeline, by birth date ...

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Brahms thought he was out of steam as a composer until he met clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld in 1891. Out came a late burst of chamber music, including a clarinet trio and clarinet quintet and the two ...

Why would ultra-serious Johannes Brahms write not one, but two serenades—pieces usually meant for light entertainment? He was working his way up to writing symphonies. Brahms dedicated his second ...

For our first selection tonight, perhaps it would be best if we first define the term “arabesque.” As some of you may know, an arabesque can be a complex pattern of intertwining lines, famously found ...

Remember Arcadi Volodos? If you were going to piano concerts a couple of decades back, you couldn’t possibly forget him, with his seemingly superhuman keyboard technique and penchant for mystical ...

At just 19 years old, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was told: don’t imitate Brahms. So he didn’t—he answered him. His Clarinet Quintet uses the same instruments and structure as Brahms’s, but speaks in a ...

For a glimpse of classical music’s future in Seattle, head down to Benaroya Hall this weekend to experience Thomas Dausgaard in action. The Danish conductor is back in town leading the Seattle ...

Sadly it didn't. A totally incapacitating back injury put Ticciati out of action not only for the Fourth – to coincide with the performance of which this interview was originally targeted – but also ...

The BBC has included the Doctor Who theme tune alongside works by Vivaldi and Brahms on a list of “trailblazers” designed to teach children about the world of classical music. Delia Derbyshire’s ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Recordings of Brahms, Haydn, Grieg, Nikolai Kapustin and George Walker are among recent highlights. Frank Dupree, piano; Jakob Krupp, bass; Obi Jenne, ...