Kate Molleson focuses on Brahms at home, revealing the subtle sides of this sometimes brawny composer through the music he wrote for himself and his friends to play.

In 1985, Karajan went so far as to mention him – probably mischievously – as a candidate for the Berlin succession. Where Brahms is concerned, his Soviet background will have done little to help. With ...

Performances which do that are generally the ones to treasure. The result is certainly grander, less mannered, and better structured. The Brahms D minor is a unique work: a classically devised ...

Brahms was 27 by the time he came to write his ... All episodes since 2010, listed alphabetically by composer surname.

The two-minute rest for the soloist at the beginning of the Brahms Violin Concerto is no idle wait. Battle is imminent. Journeying to the sunny theme of the opening movement, the violinist must first ...

Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and passionate songs took inspiration from art and literature. Famous Romantic composers include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and Verdi – ...