Like so much of Brahms’s music, the Second and Third Piano Quartets are a meeting of classical form and romantic ardour. Performances tend to lean one way or the other, and Zimerman and his ...

Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott - Lullaby (Brahms) Rebecca Dale – Requiem for My Mother Rebecca Dale became the first female composer to sign to Decca in 2018 and later that year her debut album was released ...

Brahms was a superb pianist and the late piano pieces are generally considered to be among some of his finest compositions. To begin the recital, Benjamin had chosen the three intermezzos from Op 117 ...

CHEST. 2000;118 (1) 0 Symptoms As Brahms never married, we have no spousal description of habitual snoring. However, with the following account by baritone George Henschel (1850 -1934), we don't ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Marin Alsop led the orchestra in a program of works by Beethoven, Brahms and Stravinsky, as well as a new violin concerto by Nico ...

From a medical standpoint, Brahms' life seems rather straightforward. A lithe and handsome man in his young years (Fig 1), Brahms seems to have known few illnesses throughout his life; even at age ...

In 1897, a few months from death, Johannes Brahms could be found in front of his stove surrounded by pages of personal correspondence and sheet music. With no wife or children to protect his legacy, ...

Brahms’s final movement, a rondo, can be clumsy. Awkward. But soloist, conductor, and orchestra executed it manfully. Vengerov made sure to give it “ethnic” flavors. And his rhythm was appropriately ...

The sextet stands as a musical tribute to the love he chose to leave behind. Johannes Brahms Renowned for his famous lullaby, Brahms is one of the “Three Bs” of classical music, alongside Beethoven ...

When Zukerman returned onstage for an encore, he began by speaking (clearly heard in the hall without a microphone) about the meaning of Brahms’ beloved lullaby. “I’m hurting,” he said.

And for many, it’s the first piece of classical music they’ll ever hear. Since it was first written in 1868, the tune’s gentle rocking motion and sweet melody has soothed countless babies to sleep, ...

After she tearfully addressed the team, one of her co-workers pulled up Brahms’ “Lullaby” on her phone. A nurse in navy scrubs picked up the receiver to the hospital’s intercom.