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Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (German: [joˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms]; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs" of music, a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow.

Brahms composed for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, piano, organ, voice, and chorus. A virtuoso pianist, he premiered many of his own works. He worked with leading performers of his time, including the pianist Clara Schumann and the violinist Joseph Joachim (the three were close friends). Many of his works have become staples of the modern concert repertoire.

Brahms has been considered both a traditionalist and an innovator, by his contemporaries and by later writers. His music is rooted in the structures and compositional techniques of the Classical masters. Embedded within those structures are deeply Romantic motifs. While some contemporaries found his music to be overly academic, his contribution and craftsmanship were admired by subsequent figures as diverse as Arnold Schoenberg and Edward Elgar. The detailed construction of Brahms's works was a starting point and an inspiration for a generation of composers.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 7, 1833 (Hamburg), Died April 3, 1897 (Vienna)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 555 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-37484 12-in. 4/26/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37485 12-in. 4/26/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37486 12-in. 4/26/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37487 12-in. 4/26/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37488 12-in. 4/26/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37489 12-in. 4/27/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37490 12-in. 4/27/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37491 12-in. 4/27/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37492 12-in. 4/27/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-38007 10-in. 4/21/1927 Wiegenlied George Gut ; Teles Longtin Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-38245 10-in. 3/31/1927 Lullaby (Cradle song) Anna Howard Female vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor CVE-38606 12-in. 4/30/1927 Symphony no. 1, in C minor : Outline of themes Leopold Stokowski Monologue, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-39401 10-in. 6/16/1927 Hungarian dance no. 5 Fery Sárközi Cimbalom solo, with guitar composer  
Victor CVE-40420 12-in. 10/20/1927 Sinfonía no. 1 en do menor José Juan Tablada Monologue, with piano composer  
Victor CVE-41697 12-in. 2/20/1928 Sapphische Ode John Hartigan Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor CVE-41763 12-in. 3/1/1928 Quartet in B flat major [Part 1] Flonzaley Quartet String quartet composer  
Victor CVE-41764 12-in. 3/1/1928 Quartet in B flat major [Part 2] Flonzaley Quartet String quartet composer  
Victor CVE-41765 12-in. 3/1/1928 Quartet in B flat major [Part 5] Flonzaley Quartet String quartet composer  
Victor CVE-41766 12-in. 3/1/1928 Quartet in B flat major [Part 6] Flonzaley Quartet String quartet composer  
Victor CVE-41767 12-in. 3/1/1928 Quartet in B flat major [Part 7] Flonzaley Quartet String quartet composer  
Victor CVE-41768 12-in. 3/1/1928 Quartet in B flat major [Part 8] Flonzaley Quartet String quartet composer  
Victor CVE-41769 12-in. 3/1/1928 Quartet in B flat major [Part 3] Flonzaley Quartet String quartet composer  
Victor CVE-41770 12-in. 3/1/1928 Quartet in B flat major [Part 4] Flonzaley Quartet String quartet composer  
Victor CVE-41972 12-in. 4/16/1928 Academic festival overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra ; Ossip Gabrilowitsch Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-41973 12-in. 4/17/1928 Academic festival overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra ; Ossip Gabrilowitsch Orchestra composer  
(Results 101-125 of 555 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brahms, Johannes," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102425.

Brahms, Johannes. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102425.

"Brahms, Johannes." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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