Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahmswas a German composer and pianist. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. In his lifetime, Brahms's popularity and influence were considerable. He is considered one of the greatest composers in history, and is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs", a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth7 May 1833
CountryGermany
Johannes Brahms quotes about
Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.
The only true immortality lies in one's children.
If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.
One should never forget that by actually perfecting one piece one gains and learns more than by starting or half-finishing a dozen.
Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are clothed in the right forms, harmonies, and orchestration.
It is not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table.
A symphony is no joke.
How lucky is the man who, like Mozart and others, goes to the tavern of an evening and writes some fresh music. For he lives while he is creating.
We cling nervously to the melody, but we don't handle it freely, we don't really make anything new out of it, we merely overload it.
My things really are written with an appalling lack of practicality!
To follow in Beethoven's footsteps transcends one's strength.
I sometimes ponder on variation form and it seems to me it ought to be more restrained, purer.
What would become of all historical biography if it was written only with consideration for other peoples' feelings?