Johannes Brahms
[joːˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms] (1833 – 1897, German)
Though his music was rooted in Classicism, its expressive and gigantic nature was Romantic at its core.
His music was extremely innovative. The key to his innovation is the "developing variation," the constant reworking of small fragments of musical material as a composition progresses, e.g. the Clarinet Quintet.
His music is frequently described as autumnal - passionate and romantic.
List of compositions by genre
He composed masterpieces in all genres except opera.
Lullaby
Four hands: 兩人四手聯彈一架鋼琴，不論是音域的廣度，還是音樂表現力的豐富程度，都遠遠優于一人演奏。在當時非常流行，非常適合家庭小型聚會和音樂會舞台演奏。
- originally he wrote them for piano four-hands and later arranged the first 10 dances for solo piano (the remaining 11 dances were less amazing)
- he rearranged №1, 3 and 10 for strings concerts
No.5, Allegro-Vivace, is better known
and has been rearranged for various instruments:
Violin Concerto
- one of the three greatest concertos on earth
- a large-scale work, ferociously difficult for the violin soloist
- 3 movements
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Piano Quartet No.1, Op.25
- “a stormy, passionate, and youthful work”
(R) Mvt. 1
Piano Concerto No.2
Symphony No. 3
Mvt.1 Allegro con brio
Mvt.2 Andante
Mvt.3 Poco allegretto
Mvt.4 Allegro — Un poco sostenuto
- “unfortunately over-famous”
/ Song of Destiny, Op. 54
- an orchestrally accompanied choral setting of a poem
- an orchestrally accompanied choral setting of a poem
Vier Ernste Gesänge, Op.121
- Four Serious Songs
- composed as a response to the death of Clara Schumann
How Lovely are Thy Dwellings Fair
Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op.24
- his very finest chamber work
Source: Wikipedia
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