Brahms - Gateway to Classical Music Series

Author: Compiler: Wu Jihong
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Publish Date: 2002-09-12
Features: Brahms (1833-1897), a German composer, is one of the "Three B's" in the history of European musical culture (the other two being Bach and Beethoven). During his time, although Romanticism was flourishing, this master still followed in the footsteps of the great classical composers of Germany and Austria, using the tunes of German folk songs as a basis and employing grand classical forms to create many rigorous and concise works. He was born into a unique family, which warmed his heart; numerous confidants inspired his musical ideas, shaping the contradiction between his inner thoughts and outward appearance, making him the "last of the great classical composers of Germany and Austria."