Search results for: “Johannes Brahms”

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Domenico Scarlatti

    …keyboard in these sonatas earned him the admiration of many esteemed musicians, including Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Bela Bartok, and Heinrich Schenker. The Public Reception and Influence Scarlatti’s sonatas were…

  • Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert

    …work, marked by original melodic and harmonic compositions, has inspired and influenced countless composers, including Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Hugo Wolf. Schubert’s profound understanding of the lyrical beauty mirrored…

  • Niccolò Paganini

    Niccolò Paganini

    …and Eugène Ysaÿe. His compositions, especially the Caprices, have inspired works by some of the greatest composers, including Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Personal Life and Legacy Despite…

  • Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, Performed by Khatia Buniatishvili with the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

    Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, Performed by Khatia Buniatishvili with the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

    In 2011, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker toured the Basque Country with GMD Andrey Boreyko. Five concerts were held in San Sebastian, Pamplona, Vitoria, and Bilbao. The Basque National Orchestra traveled to Düsseldorf…

  • Géza Anda Performs Chopin Polonaise No. 6 – Heroique

    Géza Anda Performs Chopin Polonaise No. 6 – Heroique

    …at the Franz Liszt Academy. He made his debut in 1939 playing Brahms’ B flat major concerto and won the Liszt Prize in 1940. In 1941, he performed Brahms’ Piano…

  • Beethoven Sonata Op. 109, 1st Movement

    Beethoven Sonata Op. 109, 1st Movement

    Erno Dohnanyi, born in Hungary in 1877, was a renowned pianist and composer. His talent was recognized at a young age when Brahms praised his Piano Quintet. Dohnanyi became highly…

  • Adagio from Sonata in A Major for Cello and Piano by Luigi Boccherini

    Adagio from Sonata in A Major for Cello and Piano by Luigi Boccherini

    …Beethoven, Martinu, and Kabalevsky. The DVD also features a bonus performance with pianist Grant Johannesen. To purchase the complete DVD, visit https://www.vaimusic.com or call 1(800)477-7146 (US) or 914-769-3691 (outside US)….

  • G.F. Handel – Eternal Source of Light Divine – HWV 74

    G.F. Handel – Eternal Source of Light Divine – HWV 74

    …on baroque trumpet, Dmitry Lepekhov on violin, Ava de Araujo Madureira on violin, Emily Deans on viola, Anderson Fiorelli on violoncello, Sophie Lücke on violone, and Johannes Berger on organ…

  • Johann Strauss II – Overture to The Gypsy Baron

    Johann Strauss II – Overture to The Gypsy Baron

    Johann Strauss II’s Overture to “The Gypsy Baron,” performed by the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra under conductor Johannes Wildner….

  • Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

    Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

    …Katrin Wundsam (Alt), Steve Davislim (Tenor), and Hanno Müller-Brachmann (Bass). Johannes Prinz is responsible for the choir preparation. The concert took place at Rheingau Musik Festival in 2016 at Kloster…

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    …influenced by the works of German composers such as Wagner and Brahms. Early Career After completing his studies, Vaughan Williams worked as a church organist and music teacher while also…

  • Comedian-Pianist Victor Borge Performs Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Comedian-Pianist Victor Borge Performs Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Victor Borge: classical piano’s class clown….