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and is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs", a comment originally made by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow...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.
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.
A symphony is no joke.
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.