serongtonin·Jul 28(the only) two summer (concertgebouw) concerts i went toRecently, I returned to the Concertgebouw for two concerts. It has already been over a few weeks since those nights. One was a performance…
Qianqian Zhang Soyfer·Jun 30Brahmsian influence in early to middle period Mahler SymphonyJohannes Brahms and Gustav Mahler are often considered on the opposite side of the 19th century Western Classical music world. From the…
serongtonin·May 9Nathalie Stutzmann Sprinting Toward the Finish Line While the RCO Tried to Catch UpIn the environment I grew up in, I could never quite tell who was telling the truth. Sometimes people praised things with smiling faces…
Eugene Y·May 1, 2025Brahms and the Miracle of the Falling ThirdsI wanted to write about Debussy today. But when life gets hard, I don’t go to Debussy. I always come back to Mozart and Brahms. I don’t…
Eugene Y·May 1, 2025Brahms: The Hidden Bridge Between Tradition and Modernism?When people talk about the great German triumvirate — Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms — they often place Brahms third, both chronologically…
Rational Badger·May 24, 2024Why You Should Listen to BrahmsBrahms’ Must-Listen WorksA response icon2A response icon2
John Muresianu·Mar 16, 2023Liberal Arts Blog — Brahms (Part III): Variations on a Theme by Hayden, Piano Quintet, Piano…Liberal Arts Blog — Thursday is the Joy of Music Day
