Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
June 16, 2010 Charleston, S.C., plays host to Gypsy-inspired sounds at the 2010 Spoleto Festival USA.
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April 23, 2009 Hear the composer's lyrical Horn Trio in concert with soloist John Zirbel and Gil and Orli Shaham.
September 26, 2007 Marin Alsop ushers in a new era for the 91-year-old Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Studio Sessions
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November 10, 2011 From delicate Bach to thundering Rachmaninoff, hear the young pianist perform in the APM studio.
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August 17, 2010 Hear the busy concert violinist play Bach, Hindemith and Brahms in the APM studio.
September 11, 2006 Pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel play movements by Rachmaninoff and Brahms.
Interviews & Profiles
September 8, 2009 Hear conductor Otto Klemperer's soulful rendering of Brahms' personal and rapturous Requiem.
August 11, 2009 Hear conductor Carlos Kleiber bring out all the pent-up emotions in Brahms' final symphony.
March 31, 2009 Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter's live performance is intense, angry and soaringly gorgeous.
October 23, 2008 Politicians aren't the only ones to use their influence to alter public opinion about their rivals.
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March 25, 2008 Sara Fishko tackles the immense web of musical history left behind by the great conductor.
November 7, 2007 NPR's Nina Totenberg describes recent experiences that made her aware of living history.
July 14, 2007 Conductor Marin Alsop discovers an entire symphonic universe in the four symphonies by Brahms.
October 13, 2006 Helene Grimaud's new CD and autobiography explores her musical and personal loves.
March 11, 2005 The acclaimed conductor has launched a project to record the four symphonies of Brahms.
December 16, 2001 Liane Hansen speaks with 22-year-old violin star Hilary Hahn.
Discover Songs
September 22, 2010 When the leaves begin to turn, musical tastes can also shift. What's on your perfect fall playlist?
September 13, 2010 The Baltimore Symphony conductor recalls the moment she fell in love with being a musician.
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December 18, 2009 Hear today's top classical musicians revisit the music they know and love best.
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September 29, 2009 Hear conductor Simon Rattle lead the Berlin Philharmonic in all four symphonies by Brahms.
March 31, 2009 Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter's live performance is intense, angry and soaringly gorgeous.
July 23, 2008 On his birthday, hear Fleisher's best recordings, chosen by Pulitzer-winning critic Tim Page.
March 21, 2007 Violinist Josef Suk and pianist Julius Katchen give sparkling but un-flashy performances.
January 30, 2007 Mezzo-soprano Janet Baker sings an album of Brahms, with a voice of deep purple velvet.
December 20, 2006 Tom Moon looks at this year's under-appreciated gems: the Shadow Classics of the future.
December 17, 2005 Meredith Ochs picks range from the rockin' White Stripes to "outlaw" country singer Merle Haggard.
News
June 5, 2011 Hear gastroenterologist Christopher Shih's final-round performance of music by Brahms.
October 2, 2010 The conductor, who could never be accused of blandness, finds a new home in Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2006 The music school's collection of 139 documents includes works by Beethoven, Brahms and Handel.
Reviews
December 30, 2010 Wosner has been performing to critical acclaim for years, but he has just made his debut album.
January 9, 2006 A disc devoted to Leonard Bernstein is among four recent releases from conductor Marin Alsop.
December 17, 2005 Will Hermes' picks include the "wonderfully strange" world of Animal Collective and Sigur Ros.
December 17, 2005 Meredith Ochs picks range from the rockin' White Stripes to "outlaw" country singer Merle Haggard.
December 16, 2005 Tom Moon's picks for the year's best CDs range from lo-fi indie folk to rediscovered jazz.
More Stories
March 19, 2013 New albums of music by the "Three Bs" prove going back to basics has its advantages.
September 25, 2012 Hear the iconic pianist play a range of music, from Brahms and Gibbons to Schoenberg and Strauss.
August 20, 2012 It's good to take it easy during these dog days of summer. But how slow is too slow?
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May 23, 2012 Violinist Gil Shaham joined Franz Welser-Möst and the orchestra in an exciting, unusual program.
May 5, 2012 NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.
February 10, 2012 Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
February 7, 2012 The pianist thought he knew his Brahms, but then he heard something completely unfamiliar.
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August 3, 2011 At the 60-year-old festival, young players dive deeply into practicing with the veterans.
May 19, 2011 How pianist Orli Shaham coaxes preschoolers to take in Bach, Schumann and Ravel.
October 21, 2010 Hear the Berlin Philharmonic conductor's handpicked favorites from three decades.
September 23, 2010 Name your first favorite piece of classical music? The query launched a blog and a flood of stories.
December 5, 2006 John Richards, morning DJ for KEXP in Seattle, shares his picks for the year's best CDs.
September 18, 2006 Leonard Bernstein and Glenn Gould play Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic.
August 26, 2005 Hornist Jennifer Montone, violinist Kyoko Takezawa, pianist Cecile Licad perform Brahms Horn Trio.
