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Johannes Brahms

Born

in Hamburg, Germany

May 07, 1833

Died

April 03, 1897

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Arts & Photography, Music

Influences

Anselm Feuerbach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ingrid Schubert, Robert Burns, ...more

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In 1833, Johannes Brahms was born in Germany. As a teenager playing for drunken sailors in a Hamburg bar, Brahms would prop up books of poetry to read as a diversion. His favorite poet was the anticlerical G.F. Daumer, described by the Catholic Encyclopedia as "an enemy of Christianity". Brahms' works were influenced by such writers as Hoffman, Friedrich Schiller and Robert Burns. He was well-read in philosophy and science, and was an avid hiker who took inspiration from nature. When asked by a conductor to add additional sectarian text to his German Requiem, Brahms responded, "As far as the text is concerned, I confess that I would gladly omit even the word German and instead use Human; also with my best knowledge and will I would dispense ...more

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	German Requiem in Full Score 4.58 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1868 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johannes Brahms Complete Symphonies in Full Score by Johannes Brahms, Hans Gál (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1974 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Shorter Works for Solo Piano (Dover Classical Piano Music) 4.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1971 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johannes Brahms: Life and Letters by Johannes Brahms, Styra Avins (Selected by), Josef Eisinger (Translator) 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Orchestral Works in Full Score: Academic Festival Overture, Tragic Overture and Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1984 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1981 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 in Full Score 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Chamber Music for Strings and Clarinet Quintet by Johannes Brahms, Music Scores it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1968 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Piano Works for Four Hands (Dover Classical Piano Music: Four Hands) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brahms -- 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 by Johannes Brahms (Composer), Willard A. Palmer (Composer) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1985 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.”
― Johannes Brahms

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“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.”
― Johannes Brahms

tags: craftsmanship, inspiration

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“The idea comes to me from outside of me - and is like a gift. I then take the idea and make it my own - that is where the skill lies.”
― Brahms Johannes

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