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1. Johannes Brahms: A Biography by Jan Swafford | |
Paperback: 752
Pages
(1999-12-07)
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Brahms, the Reluctant Romanticist
Excellent -- most worthwhile
Excellent book, and questions remain...
... was it a real love??....
A richly rewarding read |
2. Brahms: His Life And Work (Da Capo Paperback) by Karl Geiringer | |
Paperback: 432
Pages
(1984-08-22)
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A+ I have always liked Brahms' compositions quite a bit, especiallyhis chamber music, which is among the best. Yet I have never bothered to read a biography of the composer. I only read this one becausea relative of mine is handling the estate of one of the author'swives (not Irene, the collaborator), and while visiting this relative I was offered the book. Fortunately, from the outset I thoroughly enjoyed reading Prof. Geiringer's biography. Geiringer acknowledges that there have been many other finebiographies of Brahms, and he decided to write one only because hewas given access to about a thousand letters of correspondence Brahmsreceived from well-know artists like the Schumann's, the violinistJoachim, and many others.Geiringer combines a vast knowledge of Brahms' life and music with these letters to produce a highly readable and entertaining work, w/o a hint of sensationalism. In order to leave enough room for a discussion of Brahms' extensive output, the author limits his discussion of the composer's life toabout 200 pages, yet it is quite thorough. Brahms' early life of extreme poverty is discussed w/o trying to evoke sympathy, followed by the burgeoniong composer's failure to get a post in his native Hamburg, a lifelong hurt for Brahms, but which very fortuitously causes him to move eventually to Vienna, where his music flowers in a very supportive environment. The young composer's career is given a huge push by a letter Robert Schumann writes in a widely read journal, and Brahms fulfills those expectations, though he surely destroys many compositions we would love to hear, because of his high standards. Also, Brahms, unlike other composers, receives the accolades he deserves while still alive and composing. The view we get of Brahms is balanced - we see his good humor and we also read the famous quote of the composer, who, upon leaving a party, wonders if there is anyone there he has not insulted! Also, while Brahms reaches tremendous heights in his art, he never marries in order to achieve it, and we read about the women (mostly singers of his choral music) he loves but cannot attach himself to. No, Brahms is far from perfect, yet the composer is unfailingly helpful and generous to his family, friends, and also to other composers - Dvorak usually comes to mind in this respect. Following the biographical discussion of Brahms' life, the author as musicologist again provides a thorough but not excessive discussion of the different kinds of works the composer put out, from the chamber music to the many varieties of choral works. Towards the end of the book Geiringer writes an excellent chapter called "The Man And The Artist," a thorough summary that, as expected,is succinct yet not sensational in any way.
Brahms: His Life and Work (Third Edition) |
3. Complete Shorter Works for Solo Piano by Johannes Brahms | |
Paperback: 180
Pages
(1971-06-01)
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good edition, horrible binding
Great Brahms piano book
Good Edition |
4. German Requiem in Full Score by Johannes Brahms | |
Paperback: 208
Pages
(1987-11-01)
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Magnificent piece, superb edition!
Love it!
A great edition of a great choral work!
The best requiem ever written |
5. Late Idyll : The Second Symphony of Johannes Brahms by Reinhold Brinkmann | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(1997-09-15)
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Editorial Review Product Description Though central to our concert and recording repertory, and crucial to the history of the symphony, the four symphonies of Johannes Brahms have proved surprisingly resistant to critical analysis. In this brief, elegant book, a premier musicologist conducts us through the Second Symphony to show us what is unique and remarkable about this particular work and what it reveals about the composer and his time. Reinhold Brinkmann guides us through the symphony movement by movement, examining musical ideas in all their compositional facets and placing them in the context of major trends in the intellectual history of late nineteenth-century Europe. He delineates connections between this symphony and the composer's other works and traces its relation to the music of Brahms's predecessors, particularly Beethoven. The product of a long and deep engagement with the music of Brahms, Late Idyll captures the spirit of the composer, probes the impulses behind his revisions of the original manuscript, and explores the meaning of the disparity between the first two movements of the symphony and the last. The result is a penetrating reading of a perplexing and important composition, clearly placed within its biographical, historical, and artistic context. It will engage and enlighten students and concertgoers alike. |
6. Organ Works by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann | |
Paperback: 176
Pages
(1991-08-08)
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Keystones of Organ Repertoire
Great price, hard to read
Great German Romantics |
7. Johannes Brahms (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) by Mike Venezia | |
Paperback: 32
Pages
(1999-09)
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Another great book from Mike Venezia |
8. Hungarian Dances: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) by Johannes Brahms | |
Paperback: 80
Pages
(1994-12-01)
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9. German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem), Op. 45 (Kalmus Edition) (German Edition) by Brahms, Johannes | |
Paperback: 96
Pages
(1985-03-01)
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German Requiem Score |
10. Brahms -- The Shorter Piano Pieces (Alfred Masterwork Edition) by Johannes Brahms | |
Paperback: 128
Pages
(1987-11-01)
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11. The Songs of Johannes Brahms by Dr. Eric Sams, Eric Sams | |
Hardcover: 384
Pages
(2000-05)
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Superb analyses The author analyzes 212 of Brahms's songs - all 196 that Brahms published in opus-numbered sets, theeight resettings of Op. 103 Zieguenerlieder quartets for solo voice, andeight works without opus numbers. Not included are any of the many DeutscheVolkslieder set by Brahms. For each song, the author provides the Germantext and a prose English translation. The translations are especially welldone; by doing them in prose, the author is able to more faithfully renderthe meaning of the German than would be the case were the translation to berestricted by the requirements of English rhyme and meter. Eachtranslation is followed by a non-technical discussion of the song,generally in one or two paragraphs but occasionally longer. These describethe musical structure of the song and the methods that Brahms used toconvey his meaning; occasionally there is also a brief bit of background onthe circumstances of the song's composition. For each song, there thenfollow a more technical notes section, in which the author identifies thesource of the text, identifies recurring motifs that Brahms used in hissongs (an introductory chapter describes these motifs), references othersettings of the same text by other composers, and sometimes describes earlyreactions to the song by Brahms's friends or fellow musicians. Theanalyses illustrate the author's deep understanding of this marvelousliterature and have greatly enhanced both my knowledge and appreciation ofthis superb body of work. The principal omission, and the reason I rate thebook only four stars, is the complete absence of musical quotations -except for a few in the introductory "Motifs" chapter - in spiteof the fact that in his analyses, the author often refers to specificmeasures by number. To fully appreciate the author's insights, therefore,you will need access to scores. (Fortunately, Dover publishes a veryaffordable four-volume set of the complete Brahms songs, available fromAmazon.) ... Read more |
12. Johannes Brahms: Life and Letters by Johannes Brahms | |
Paperback: 912
Pages
(2001-09-27)
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This is a beautiful book ... go on: read it
Just Wonderful !! I'm not an english born speaker, so i had some difficulties in understand the meaning of some sentences, more exactly, some modisms, wich are very frecuent in Brahms' speech. In spite of this, I recommend this book because it's just wonderful.
Wonderful translation, superb commentary
Excellent, comprehensive, and revealing.
From recent reviews of: Johannes Brahms - Life and Letters |
13. Johannes Brahms (Routledge Music Bibliographies) | |
Hardcover: 576
Pages
(2010-12-07)
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Editorial Review Product Description Johannes Brahms: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and performer. The second edition will include research published since the publication of the first edition and provide electronic resources. |
14. Brahms: 51 Exercises for Piano (Alfred Masterwork Edition) by Johannes Brahms | |
Paperback: 64
Pages
(1985-12-01)
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15. Symphony No. 4 In E minor, Op. 98 (Norton Critical Scores) by Johannes Brahms | |
Paperback: 336
Pages
(2000-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Highlights of the Norton Critical Score of Symphony No. 4:* The first edition of the score with Brahm's corrections incorporated* Historical background* Correspondence before publication* Reviews of first and early performances* Analysis and criticism by music scholars, including: Hugo Riemann, "Johannes Brahms, Fourth Symphony in E-minor" (1897); Heinrich Schenker, from Free Composition (1935); Rene Leibowitz, "Aimez-vous Brahms?" (1971); Walter Frisch, from Brahms: The Four Symphonies (1996); Raymond Knapp, from Brahms and the Cahllenge of the Symphony (1997). |
16. Brahms: Fifty-One Exercises For the Piano (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol. 1600) by Johannes Brahms | |
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(1990)
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17. Song of Fate (Schicksalslied), Op. 54 (Kalmus Edition) by Brahms, Johannes | |
Paperback: 24
Pages
(1985-03-01)
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18. Johannes Brahms: 75 Songs: The Vocal Library (Vocal Collection) by Richard Walters, Laura Ward, Elaine Schmidt | |
Paperback: 280
Pages
(1997-02-01)
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19. Johannes Brahms Complete Symphonies in full score (Vienna Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde Edition) by Johannes Brahms | |
Paperback: 344
Pages
(1974-06-01)
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Nice score
nice book even if it isnt what we ordered
Wonderful Dover publication
Marvelling at the Mosaics
Wonderful |
20. Brahms's Vocal Duets and Quartets with Piano: A Guide with Full Texts and Translations by Lucien Stark | |
Hardcover: 176
Pages
(1998-07-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description "... a generous treatment of some of Brahms's most endearing and imaginative creations." -- Choice "... an excellent addition to the literature on vocal chamber music... " -- Notes In this sequel to A Guide to the Solo Songs of Johannes Brahms, Lucien Stark opens up a beautiful and largely neglected repertoire, providing the full German text for each song, along with a new English translation, notes on vocal ranges, and a wealth of engaging commentary of technical, aesthetic, and historical interest. Customer Reviews (1)
Missing quotations limit the value For each song, Stark provides the German text, along with anEnglish translation. He does not attempt to maintain the rhyme or meter inthe translation, which lets him reflect accurately the meaning of theGerman. He then gives the range employed for each voice in the work, theapproximate timing for a performance, and the form. This information isfollowed by a brief descriptive analysis of the work. Stark's analyses arenot so detailed or exhaustively researched as those by Eric Sams in hisjust-published volume on Brahms's solo works. The major deficiency ofthis book is the absence of musical quotations. In his introduction, theauthor admits that "much of the analysis assumes that a score will beaccessible to the reader." Scores for many of these works areavailable only as individual sheets -- and for a few, not in print at all-- which makes it difficult to get full value from much of Stark'sotherwise commendable writing. A 158-page book that sells for $35 shouldhave been expanded with quotations of key musical material. ... Read more |
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