In 1878, Johannes Brahms wrote his daunting “Violin Concerto” in tribute to a close friend, violinist Joseph Joachim. The technical demands on the soloist require an almost superhuman approach to the ...
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter bares her soul in a searing, sometimes angry, beautiful performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto, recorded live and... Brahms' Best: The Violin Concerto Brahms' Best: The ...
Some projects take weeks. Others… years. For Brahms, finishing his First Symphony took more than two decades—long enough for the pressure to build into music that bursts with intensity. Hear Brahms’ ...