"The Tragic Overture" by Brahms has been associated with Goethe's Faust, but there's little evidence to support that theory. This work is the dark twin of Brahms' more famous work, the "Academic ...

A cellist in the Stanford Symphony Orchestra focuses intently during Brahms’ “Academic Overture” at Bing Concert Hall. Photo by Brian Leahy. This past Saturday, the Stanford Symphony Orchestra (SSO) ...

Between 1981 and 1984 Leonard Bernstein recorded nearly all of Brahms orchestral works with the Wiener Philharmoniker to honour the 150th anniversary of the composers birth in 1983 For the concertos ...

School's out, results are in, there must be some music for the celebration. Indeed, there is, something that really hits the spot, even if the title sounds somewhat straitlaced and stuffy. It's the ...

Is the music of Johannes Brahms performed too often? It depends on who you ask. I would guess that most of those who came to Disney Hall on Thursday night to hear pianist Emanuel Ax wind up his ...

Marin Alsop made Brahms the theme of her programmes with the Bournemouth Symphony last season, so it's a bit of a surprise to discover that she is now recording the symphonies for Naxos with the LPO.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. “Brahms Unbound,” Gustavo Dudamel’s month-long Los Angeles Philharmonic ...