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In this highly anticipated book, Eric Sams examines each of ... Read more

In this highly anticipated book, Eric Sams examines each of Johannes Brahms's 213 songs, translates the texts into English, and provides original commentary on points of musicology and literary detail. Sams here reveals for the first time the full extent of the poetry, fantasy, and humour of the composer's work. After an introduction to Brahms as a song-writer and to his use of motifs, the book offers a complete song-by-song analysis and will serve as an invaluable companion for students, performers, and listeners alike. Sams demonstrates how Brahms built a verbal expressiveness from his unsurpassed devotion to musicianship and musicology. Songs were among Brahms's first and last works, and much of his music is associated with words, whether overt texts or covert allusions. Essential to the composer's method of song-writing was a harmony between musical form and poetic text. Sams underscores the use of motifs at the core of Brahms's song-music. He argues that it is not so much with words that Brahms sings to us, but with the very music itself. Brahms became the innovator of an all-pervasive new language in which musical form became a medium for poetic dialogue. Minimize

Influenced by Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, ... Read more

Influenced by Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, Johannes Brahms not only learned to play the organ at the beginning of his career, but also wrote significant compositions for the instrument as a result of his early counterpoint study. He composed for the organ only sporadically or as part of larger choral and instrumental works in his subsequent career. During the final year of his life, however, he returned to pure organ composition with a set of chorale preludes--though many of these are thought to have been revisions of earlier works. Today, the organ works of Johannes Brahms are recognized as beautifully-crafted compositions by church and concert organists across the world and have become a much-cherished component of the repertoire. Until now, however, most scholarly accounts of Brahms's life and work treat his works for the organ as a minor footnote in his development as a composer. Precisely because the collection of organ works is not extensive, the pieces--composed at different times during Brahms's lifetime--help to map his path as a composer, pinpointing various stages in his artistic development. In this volume, Barbara Owen offers the first in-depth study of this corpus, considering Brahms's organ works in relation to his background, methods, and overall artistic development, his contacts with organs and organists, the influence of his predecessors and contemporaries, and analyses of each specific work and its place in Brahms's career. Her expert history and analysis of Brahms's individual organ works and their interpretation also investigates contemporary practices relative to the performance of these pieces. The book's three valuable appendices present a guide to editions of Brahms's organ works, a discussion of the organ in Brahms's world that highlights some organs the composer would have heard, and a listing of the organ transcriptions of Brahms's work. Blending unique insights into composition and performance practice, this book will be read eagerly by performers, students, and scholars of the organ, Brahms, and the music of the Nineteenth Century. Minimize

"The song translations by Stanley Appelbaum are excellent. ... Read more

"The song translations by Stanley Appelbaum are excellent. Stark's commentaries are concise, intelligent, highly readable... Laymen and specialists alike will find [this book] a useful reference book to have on their shelves." —Fontes Artis Musicae"This book would be a warmly welcomed addition to the library of any lover of art song." —American Music Teacher"It is informative, insightful, illuminating, an invaluable resource for singers, teachers, coach-accompanists, highly recommended for anyone having anything to do with Brahms lieder." —Journal of Singing"Stark's understanding and affectionate discussion of the relationship between music and text draws the reader to examine more of Brahms's songs." —ChoiceLucien Stark analyzes in detail more than 200 solo songs by Brahms and gives us translations of the texts. For performers, students, and teachers, this is a treasure-house of information and insight about a rich and varied repertoire. Minimize

The 1997 centennial of Brahms's death has intensified inter ... Read more

The 1997 centennial of Brahms's death has intensified interest among concertgoers and music lovers in the composer's prodigious body of work.For all those eager to delve more deeply into Brahms's music, The Compleat Brahms is an indispensable companion. In a single volume that covers every work written by Brahms, leading scholars from across the country provide details of each work's composition and discuss its important stylistic features. Interspersed are fascinating essays — such as "Brahms, Joachim, and the Schumanns" — that bring the composer and his contemporaries to life. Much more than a collection of program notes, The Compleat Brahms vividly portrays the work and world of one of the giants of Western music history. Minimize

This book is the definitive guide to Johannes Brahms's four ... Read more

This book is the definitive guide to Johannes Brahms's four symphonies. It presents an engaging and thorough treatment of the genesis, structure, reception, and performance history of these internationally admired and frequently performed works. Walter Frisch provides a sensitive analytical commentary on the symphonies as well as a consideration of their place within Brahms's oeuvre, within the symphonic repertory of his day, and within the broader musical culture of nineteenth-century Germany and Austria. Frisch also pays particular attention to the evolution of performance style since Brahms's symphonies were first heard. The book begins with an investigation of the different ideologies of the symphony in the decades leading up to Brahms's First. Brahms's early development as a composer is also examined. Frisch then devotes a detailed chapter to each of the four symphonies, including an in-depth analysis of each movement. A separate chapter treats the reception of Brahms's symphonies, and the book concludes with a history of the performances of the symphonies in the concert hall and in early recordings. Minimize

Influenced by Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, ... Read more

Influenced by Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, Johannes Brahms not only learned to play the organ at the beginning of his career, but also wrote significant compositions for the instrument as a result of his early counterpoint study. He composed for the organ only sporadically or as part of larger choral and instrumental works in his subsequent career. During the final year of his life, however, he returned to pure organ composition with a set of chorale preludes--though many of these are thought to have been revisions of earlier works. Today, the organ works of Johannes Brahms are recognized as beautifully-crafted compositions by church and concert organists across the world and have become a much-cherished component of the repertoire. Until now, however, most scholarly accounts of Brahms's life and work treat his works for the organ as a minor footnote in his development as a composer. Precisely because the collection of organ works is not extensive, the pieces--composed at different times during Brahms's lifetime--help to map his path as a composer, pinpointing various stages in his artistic development. In this volume, Barbara Owen offers the first in-depth study of this corpus, considering Brahms's organ works in relation to his background, methods, and overall artistic development, his contacts with organs and organists, the influence of his predecessors and contemporaries, and analyses of each specific work and its place in Brahms's career. Her expert history and analysis of Brahms's individual organ works and their interpretation also investigates contemporary practices relative to the performance of these pieces. The book's three valuable appendices present a guide to editions of Brahms's organ works, a discussion of the organ in Brahms's world that highlights some organs the composer would have heard, and a listing of the organ transcriptions of Brahms's work. Blending unique insights into composition and performance practice, this book will be read eagerly by performers, students, and scholars of the organ, Brahms, and the music of the Nineteenth Century. Minimize

Brahms, Johannes - 3 Quartets Op. 51 and 67 Parts for Two V ... Read more

Brahms, Johannes - 3 Quartets Op. 51 and 67 Parts for Two Violins, Viola and Cello Minimize

In f minor, Op. 34 For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano By ... Read more

In f minor, Op. 34 For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano By Johannes Brahms Henle Verlag UTREXT Edition 7.5 L x 4.25W inches Minimize

Though central to our concert and recording repertory, and ... Read more

Though central to our concert and recording repertory, and crucial to the history of the symphony, the four symphonies of Johannes Brahms have proved surprisingly resistant to critical analysis. In this brief, elegant book, a premier musicologist conducts us through the Second Symphony to show us what is unique and remarkable about this particular work and what it reveals about the composer and his time. Reinhold Brinkmann guides us through the symphony movement by movement, examining musical ideas in all their compositional facets and placing them in the context of major trends in the intellectual history of late nineteenth-century Europe. He delineates connections between this symphony and the composer's other works and traces its relation to the music of Brahms's predecessors, particularly Beethoven. The product of a long and deep engagement with the music of Brahms, Late Idyll captures the spirit of the composer, probes the impulses behind his revisions of the original manuscript, and explores the meaning of the disparity between the first two movements of the symphony and the last. The result is a penetrating reading of a perplexing and important composition, clearly placed within its biographical, historical, and artistic context. It will engage and enlighten students and concertgoers alike. Minimize

Set of parts For violin, viola, cello and piano By Johannes ... Read more

Set of parts For violin, viola, cello and piano By Johannes Brahms Arranged by Schumann Peters Edition Minimize

Hans Von Bülow (1830-1894) is a towering figure of late 19t ... Read more

Hans Von Bülow (1830-1894) is a towering figure of late 19th-century music. In his early years, he was crucial to championing Franz Liszt's instrumental works. He would also conduct the premières of Richard Wagner's musical dramas Tristan and Isolde and The Mastersingers and become the first to perform all five of Ludwig Van Beethoven's late piano sonatas in one recital. In 1869, after breaking away from Wagner, Bülow became one of the most important proponents of orchestral works by Johannes Brahms, whom he had known personally for decades.Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen's Hans von Bülow's Letters to Johannes Brahms, originally published in German in 1994, covers the correspondence between Hans von Bülow and Brahms from 1877 to 1892, with Brahms's replies, where obtainable, included in the commentary. In addition to selected facsimiles of letters, postcards, and concert programs, this research edition of the correspondence of these two giants of classical music includes a thorough commentary explaining individuals, events, and issues discussed in the letters. Authoritatively researched, Hinrichsen's edition of these letters, artfully translated by Cynthia Klohr, brings to life the world of music that Brahms and Bülow inhabited.As the first complete English rendition of all extant letters written by Bülow to Brahms, Hans von Bülow's Letters to Johannes Brahms is a formidable collection of primary sources, offering critical insights into one of the key relationships in the history of 19th-century classical music. Musicians, musicologists, and historians will all find this book to be a fascinating read. Minimize

Brahms: Orchestral Works [Box Set] (724357550222) - CD Boxs ... Read more

Brahms: Orchestral Works [Box Set] (724357550222) - CD Boxset NEW Format: CD BOXSET # CDs in Boxset: 7 Artist: Brahms, Johannes Runtime: Not Available Minimize

Brahms, Johannes - 3 Quartets Op. 51 and 67 for Two Violins ... Read more

Brahms, Johannes - 3 Quartets Op. 51 and 67 for Two Violins, Viola and Cello The Gewandhaus Quartet Minimize

Sextet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 36 For 2 violins, 2 violas and ... Read more

Sextet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 36 For 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos By Johannes Brahms Edition Peters Minimize

Sextet No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 18 For 2 violins, 2 viola ... Read more

Sextet No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 18 For 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos By Johannes Brahms Edition Peters Minimize

Brahms wrote this beautiful piece late in his life for his ... Read more

Brahms wrote this beautiful piece late in his life for his friend, the great clarinetist Mhlfeld from Meiningen, for whom he also wrote the Clarinet Trio and the Clarinet Quintet. Brahms fell in love with the range and colors of the clarinet when played by such an artist. Nevertheless, according to the Brahms biographer Malcolm McDonald, he must have had hopes of a wider acceptance of this work. Brahms made his own viola transcription and allowed his publisher Simrock to publish a version for violin. The reason for this transcription for cello and piano is that this glorious work is only rarely heard, and that the cello brings to it an entirely new sonority and soul. It is hoped that this work will now find a well-deserved place in the still scant cello repertoire. The premiere was on March 14, 2008 at Harry Wimmer's New York Symphony Space Thalia Theater concert with the assistance of the marvelous pianist Eduard Laurel. Minimize

With diction lessons recorded by Irene Spiegelman, German d ... Read more

With diction lessons recorded by Irene Spiegelman, German diction coach at the Metropolitan Opera, and piano accompaniments recorded by Laura Ward, this collection of the most often taught Brahms songs is an excellent introduction to lieder. The diction for each song is recorded twice: first recited as an actor would speak it, showing flow of the language and mood, followed by a slow, deliberate lesson, allowing time for the student to repeat each line. This experienced language coach adapts the ''R'' in German in the slow versions as recommended for classical singers. She is also very sensitive to liaisons between word sounds in the musical settings. Contents: Botschaft * Dein blaues Auge * Die Mainacht * Feldeinsamkeit * Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer * Meine Liebe ist grün * Mondnacht * O liebliche Wangen * O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück * Sapphische Ode * Sonntag * Ständchen (Kugler) * Vergebliches Ständchen * Von ewiger Liebe * Wie Melodien zieht es mir. Minimize

Clarinet Quintet in b minor, Op. 115 For 2 violins, 2 viola ... Read more

Clarinet Quintet in b minor, Op. 115 For 2 violins, 2 violas and cello By Johannes Brahms Arranged by the Gewandhaus Quartet Peters Edition Minimize

40 pages 12 L x 9 W inches For violin, viola, cello and pia ... Read more

40 pages 12 L x 9 W inches For violin, viola, cello and piano By Johannes Brahms Henle Verlag URTEXT Edition Minimize

Double Concerto In a minor, Op. 102 For violin, cello and p ... Read more

Double Concerto In a minor, Op. 102 For violin, cello and piano By Johannes Brahms Breitkopf and Haertel Edition Minimize

Release Date: 2006-01-10, Audio CD, Praga Czech Rep.

In this penetrating study, Russell Stinson explores how fou ... Read more

In this penetrating study, Russell Stinson explores how four of the greatest composers of the nineteenth century--Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Johannes Brahms--responded to the model of Bach's organ music. The author shows that this quadrumvirate not only borrowed from Bach's organ works in creating their own masterpieces, whether for keyboard, voice, orchestra, or chamber ensemble, but that they also reacted significantly to the music as performers, editors, theorists, and teachers. Furthermore, the book reveals how these four titans influenced one another as "receptors" of this repertory and how their mutual acquaintances--especially Clara Schumann--contributed as well. As the first comprehensive discussion of this topic ever attempted, Stinson's book represents a major step forward in the literature on the so-called Bach revival. He considers biographical as well as musical evidence to arrive at a host of new and sometimes startling conclusions. Filled with fascinating anecdotes, the study also includes detailed observations on how these composers annotated their personal copies of Bach's organ works. Stinson's book is entirely up-to-date and offers much material previously unavailable in English. It is meticulously annotated and indexed, and it features numerous musical examples and facsimile plates as well as an exhaustive bibliography. Included in an appendix is Brahms's hitherto unpublished study score of the Fantasy in G Major, BWV 572. Engagingly written, this study should be read by anyone at all interested in the music of Bach or the music of the nineteenth century. Minimize

In this penetrating study, Russell Stinson explores how fou ... Read more

In this penetrating study, Russell Stinson explores how four of the greatest composers of the nineteenth century--Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, and Johannes Brahms--responded to the model of Bach's organ music. The author shows that this quadrumvirate not only borrowed from Bach's organ works in creating their own masterpieces, whether for keyboard, voice, orchestra, or chamber ensemble, but that they also reacted significantly to the music as performers, editors, theorists, and teachers. Furthermore, the book reveals how these four titans influenced one another as "receptors" of this repertory and how their mutual acquaintances--especially Clara Schumann--contributed as well. As the first comprehensive discussion of this topic ever attempted, Stinson's book represents a major step forward in the literature on the so-called Bach revival. He considers biographical as well as musical evidence to arrive at a host of new and sometimes startling conclusions. Filled with fascinating anecdotes, the study also includes detailed observations on how these composers annotated their personal copies of Bach's organ works. Stinson's book is entirely up-to-date and offers much material previously unavailable in English. It is meticulously annotated and indexed, and it features numerous musical examples and facsimile plates as well as an exhaustive bibliography. Included in an appendix is Brahms's hitherto unpublished study score of the Fantasy in G Major, BWV 572. Engagingly written, this study should be read by anyone at all interested in the music of Bach or the music of the nineteenth century. Minimize

Brahms: Piano Quintet Op. 34; String Sextet Op. 36; Ferrucc ... Read more

Brahms: Piano Quintet Op. 34; String Sextet Op. 36; Ferruccio Busoni: Violin Sonata Op. 36a. - CD Boxset NEW Format: CD BOXSET # CDs in Boxset: 2 Artist: Brahms, Johannes Runtime: Not Available Minimize

String Quartet In c minor, Op. 51, No. 1 For 2 violins, vio ... Read more

String Quartet In c minor, Op. 51, No. 1 For 2 violins, viola and cello By Johannes Brahms Breitkopf and Haertel Edition Minimize

Contents: Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 -- Sonata No. 2 i ... Read more

Contents: Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 -- Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 -- Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108 Minimize

The final of three sonatas Johannes Brahms wrote for violin ... Read more

The final of three sonatas Johannes Brahms wrote for violin and piano, the Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108 , is also the most intense.  This sonata is different from the previous two in that it is comprised of four movements, rather than three.  Beginning with the dormant passion of the first movement and ending in the obvious frenzy of the fourth, the piece covers wide range of emotions in a relatively short amount of time.  Virtuosic and intellectual at the same time, this sonata has earned its place amongst the greatest sonatas ever written. This Masters Music Publication has been edited by William Preucil, in collaboration with Emilio Coln.  Difficulty: A6 Minimize

Written twenty years apart, these gems of chamber music by ... Read more

Written twenty years apart, these gems of chamber music by Johannes Brahms present two captivating faces of a complicated romantic composer. Mezzo-soprano Andrea Hill sings the intimate and poignantly nostalgic Zwei Gesänge for mezzo, viola and piano and the Modigliani Quartet is joined by pianist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger in the crowd-pleasing Piano Quintet, a work of almost symphonic texture and intensity. Minimize

Brahms Johannes Violin Concerto D Major Parts and Score for ... Read more

Brahms Johannes Violin Concerto D Major Parts and Score for Violin Orchestra by Joachim Barenreiter Minimize