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Cello Sonata No. 1 (Brahms)
The Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 written by Johannes Brahms in 1862–5 has three movements: * Allegro non troppo, in E minor, in common time. * Allegretto quasi Menuetto, in A minor, in 3/4, with a trio in F-sharp minor. * Allegro, in E minor, in common time. More »
Schicksalslied
The Schicksalslied is a short, powerful work for chorus and orchestra composed by Johannes Brahms between 1868 and 1871, his Opus 54. The text is that of Hölderlin's poem ''Hyperions Schicksalslied'', originally part of the novel ''Hyperion''. Brahms discovered the text in an early volume of Hölderlin's verse belonging to his friend Albert Dietrich, and immediately began sketching a setting, although it took him a long time to resolve structural and expressive questions. More »
List of compositions by Johannes Brahms
The following is a list of compositions by the composer Johannes Brahms. More »
'F-A-E' Sonata
The ‘F.A.E' Sonata, a four-movement work for violin and piano, is an interesting example of a collaborative effort by three composers. It was composed in Düsseldorf in October 1853 by Robert Schumann, the young Johannes Brahms and Schumann’s pupil Albert Dietrich. The Sonata was Schumann’s idea and was intended as a gift and tribute to the violinist Joseph Joachim, with whom all three composers had entered into friendship relatively recently. Joachim had taken the Romantic-sounding phrase... More »
Alto Rhapsody
The Alto Rhapsody, Op 53 is a work for contralto, male chorus, and orchestra by Johannes Brahms. The Rhapsody is a setting of verses from Goethe’s ''Harzreise in Winter''. It was written in 1869 the year after the German Requiem, with which the third part of the Rhapsody has similarities of vocal and choral style. It is in three sections, the first two, in C minor, for soloist and orchestra, describe the pain of the misanthropic wanderer – the second section is an aria in all but name; the... More »
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