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Johannes BRAHMS7 May 1833 - 3 April 1897 (age 63) FamilyBorn: 7 May 1833, HamburgFather: Johann Jako, musician mainly horn and double-bass Mother: Johanna Henrika Christiane Nissen, seamstress (17 yrs older ) Partners: unmarried, but had relationships with several women and was once engaged. Very close to Clara Schumann Children: None Death: 3 April 1897, Vienna, cancer (of liver or pancreas). Grave: Zentralfriedhof,Vienna. Buried next to Beethoven and Schubert. Works
PersonalityReligion: agnostic, but had a good knowledge of the Bible.
Biography- Age 7 began formal piano lessons- Age 14 debut as conductor - Age 15 first public performance as pianist - Age 20 while on a concert tour in Europe he met Liszt. He also met the violinist Joachim who became an important friend and interpreter. Joachim introduced him to the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara. Schumann was very impressed , wrote a laudatory article and found him a publisher. - Age 23 Robert Schumann dies. Brahms and Clara susequently had a lifelong close, but platonic, relationship. - Held various conducting posts in Germany and gave piano lessons. - Age 36 Performance of his 'German Requiem' which is considered to be a response to his mother's death and also possibly that of Schumann. - Age 40 Moved to Vienna which was to be his home till he died - Age 43 Performance of his First Symphony which was hailed as 'Beethoven's 10th'. He had worked on it for eleven years. - Age 45 - 60 Productive years for composing. - For further biographical information follow the links below. Quotes- "Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind."- “If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.” - “A symphony is no joke.” - “Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are clothed in the right forms, harmonies, and orchestration.” - “It is not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table.”
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Do you have something you would like to share about Johannes Brahms: LinksAnswers.com content from various reference sites including Wikipedia Music Academy Online a biographical article. Brahms at Favorite-Classical Composers.com a biography and essays on his music. Findagrave A good biography as well as photos of his grave. - German Composers |
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"If there is anyone here I have not insulted, I beg his pardon"
On leaving a party.
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