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Johannes Brahms

Birth

Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany on May 7, 1833.1)

Father

Jokob Brahms, Brahms' father, worked as a jobbing musician, usually playing the double bass and French horn.2)

Poor

Because his family was impoverished, the young Brahms was compelled to play the piano in dance halls to supplement their money.3)

Early Starter

Brahms was an early starter, beginning to compose when he was only 11 years old. However, when he grew older, he found them to be somewhat humiliating and destroyed the most of them.4)

Sleeping

When he witnessed Liszt perform his own Sonata in B Minor at the Court of Weimar, Brahms supposedly became irritated with his host. Brahms fell asleep during the performance, claiming exhaustion from his travels.5)

New Paths

When they met, Robert Schumann was so pleased with Brahms' abilities that he was prompted to write an article titled 'Neue Bahnen' ('New Paths,' which garnered Brahms a lot of attention.6)

Eduard Remenyi

In 1850, Brahms met a Hungarian immigrant and violinist named Eduard Remenyi (left), who introduced him to a wide spectrum of folk and gypsy music that greatly affected his composition style.7)

First Symphony

Despite the fact that Brahms began writing his first symphony in 1854, it was not debuted until November 1876, 22 years later. The entire piece was heavily edited until he was fully satisfied.8)

Shoulder To Cry On

When Schumann died in 1856, Brahms rushed to Düsseldorf to be with Schumann's widow, Clara. It's unknown what kind of relationship the two had, but they burned several of their letters to each other, maybe implying that they had anything to hide…9)

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