Arts in Brief Feb 15, 2008
In addition to three other pieces featuring Lewis, a string quartet will also perform a movement from a piece by Johannes Brahms. This concert is one of nine remaining Sunday Serenades scheduled throughout the semester. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Junketing around the junction Feb 1, 2008
Their selection was a Johannes Brahms selection. It was a delightful concert. (Concord Journal, MA)
Rock has no role in the Oscar song category Jan 31, 2008
Jonny Greenwood's highly lauded There Will Be Blood score was disqualified for Oscar consideration for including "pre-existing music" by Johannes Brahms, among others. Falling Slowly, Glen Hansard and Mark. (USA Today -- Life)
Oscar nominations: 'Bloody' shame Jan 29, 2008
"Variety" reported the red flags came from elements of his own 2005 score called "Popcorn," which was commissioned by the BBC, and elements of Johannes Brahms' "Concerto in D Major," which is in the public domain. Page 1 of 2. (University News, MO)
Country profile: Germany Jan 28, 2008
As the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms, among others, Germany's gift to European classical music is colossal while Goethe, Nietzsche, Kant and Brecht are giants in the world of letters and philosophy. FACTS. (BBC News -- Europe)
Bruce Bruce, etc. Jan 25, 2008
It will feature performances of works by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Duke Ellington and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Tickets are $100 in advance. (The Daily Reflector)
'No Country for Old Men,' 'There Will Be Blood' Lead Oscar Nominations With Eight Nods Each Jan 23, 2008
Vedder was deemed ineligible for the Best Original Score category due to the movie's use of previously developed music, as was Radiohead guitarist Johnny Greenwood's score for "There Will Be Blood," which also featured music by Johannes Brahms. Complete list of Academy Award nominees. (VHI.com -- Music News)
David Daniels delivers Handel arias, with style Jan 21, 2008
Johannes Brahms, for example, designed his songs around the difference between the high and low parts of a standard voice, a difference nowhere near as pronounced for a countertenor; Daniels still conveyed much of their sparkle and longing with detailed, varied phrasing and articulation. Slower pieces were most convincing (especially the plaintive "Heimweh II"), Daniels shading his vowels to emulate Brahms's exploitation of range, coloring the long-drawn contours with a Baroque vibrato: a... (Boston Globe)
Composer noted for 'Hollywood Sound' Dec 28, 2007
Not only the titanic trio of Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johannes Brahms viewed the city at some point as their musical home. So did Anton Bruckner, Joseph Haydn, Gustav Mahler and Franz Schubert. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Movie Review: There Will Be Blood Dec 27, 2007
The aural juxtaposition, sweetened by additional music from Johannes Brahms and the 20th-century Estonian ''mystical minimalist'' composer Arvo P. rt, is more than thrilling it's neurologically revolutionary, as if we're seeing with our ears and hearing with our eyes in a whole new way. (Entertainment Weekly)
World Renowned Pianists Romance Audiences at MECA Dec 22, 2007
The program features the musical genius of Franz Schubert, Frdric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninov, Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms ... Longtime friends and former Juilliard classmates, Vela and Choi reunite to collaborate in a virtuoso finale as they perform a four hand arrangement of Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Philharmonic to feature pianist Anton Nel Nov 16, 2007
The Santa Maria Philharmonic will open the second concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with the work of Paul Dukas, Johannes Brahms, Maurice Ravel and Robert Schumann, at Grace Baptist Church in Santa Maria ... Symphony No. 3 in F major, opus 90 by Johannes Brahms, was written in 1883. (Santa Maria Times)
Music series opens with powerful punch Nov 3, 2007
The final piece that night was a work by Johannes Brahms. Becker quoted Brahms during the introduction of this performance, saying that according to Brahms, "Striking the right tune in a double bass is pure luck". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Chorale to perform fall concert Sunday Nov 2, 2007
The centerpiece of the concert will feature the music of Johannes Brahms. His music will be performed in his native German language. (Maryville Daily Forum, MO)
ASO sings Brahms 'German Requiem' Nov 2, 2007
Johannes Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, an 1869 concert-hall mass for the dead, places German as the adjective although the composer famously said he d just soon have named it A Human Requiem. It s a piece that many listeners find to be the most extreme the most spiritual and humane, outwardly hardened yet soul-soothing, world-weary yet optimistic, contemplative and deep in the entire classical repertoire. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
University of West Florida Singers and Madrigals Oct 22, 2007
The pieces range from the romanticism of Johannes Brahms to the 16-part aural clusters of Eric Whitacre. Free. (Pensacola News Journal)
More weekend stuff Oct 18, 2007
Someone once said of Johannes Brahms, "When he is really happy, he sings, 'The grave is my joy.' " His German Requiem is different from the usual: It is written not for the dead, but for those left behind. As Brahms put it, "Life robs one of more than death does." Deeply emotional, expressive and beautiful, it is a requiem even an atheist can believe in. (AZCentral -- News)
Ruth Davidson Hahn & Company Highlights Lincoln's Symphony "Dance of Emotions" Oct 14, 2007
The designation applied not only to A Soldiers Talebut to the second and last piece of the evening, Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98. (Nebraska Statepaper)
More of this story Oct 13, 2007
The program for Kalichstein's Westminster performance consists of two pieces that bookend the body of work of one of his favorite composers, Johannes Brahms, as well as works by Robert Schumann, another famous artist from the Romantic era. Kalichstein's recital will conclude with a selection of Hungarian anthems. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Things to do this weekend Oct 11, 2007
Finally, there is Johannes Brahms' best and final symphony, No.4 in E-minor, with its canonic first theme, its Phrygian slow movement, its high-spirited Scherzo and a finale built on the antiquated Baroque practice of the passacaglia - a repeated pattern of bass-notes with an ever-changing filigree of melody above it. It is a masterful display of compositional skills, packed with a heavy-duty emotional wallop. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Read on... Oct 6, 2007
Last CD I bought: German Requiem, Johannes Brahms. Song currently playing: Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground, Willie Nelson. (Variety)
From Bali to Brahms: A lively musical rendezvous Sep 8, 2007
Following Jangeran, the orchestra played Johannes Brahms' Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102 in A Minor, welcoming to the stage two Japanese soloists: violinist Atsuko Watanabe and cellist Yasuro Chomei. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Community sing in Stonington honors victims of 9/11 Sep 1, 2007
Conductor Dara Blackstone and her choral group Obesa Cantavit have established a tradition honoring the victims of Sept. 11 by holding a community sing, open to the public as either singers or listeners, of the German Requiem by Johannes Brahms, one of the great choral works offering comfort to "those who mourn.". On Sunday, Sept. 9, Blackstone invites anyone who would like to sing to attend a rehearsal session from 4 to 6 p.m. at the United Church of Stonington. (Westerly Sun, RI)
German orchestra make rare visit by Western musicians to Iran in cultural exchange Aug 26, 2007
The orchestra will perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3; Sir Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor, and Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 4. Organizers are billing it as the first performance by a Western symphony orchestra in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, a claim officials at Iran's culture ministry said they could not confirm. (International Herald Tribune)
Choral Society gives students a venue for their talent Jul 31, 2007
San Francisco Choral Society with the California Chamber Symphony: World premiere of Act I of Kirke Mechem's "Pride and Prejudice" and Johannes Brahms' "German Requiem." 8 p.m. Fri. -Sat. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Local artist to perform songs of the sea Jul 27, 2007
The program will include songs by a variety of composers, including Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Henri Duparc, Gaetano Donizetti, Roger Quilter, Charles Ives, John Musto, H. Lane Wilson, G.W. Chadwick and Frederick Keel, the release said. Admission to the event is free of charge, and a reception will follow the recital in the foyer. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
'Remembrance' has timeless quality Jul 16, 2007
After all the costume drama, the second half was given over to music of direct timelessness: the Clarinet Quintet of Johannes Brahms. One of that composer's last pieces, it's usually assumed to be elegiac and autumnal, but the performers -- clarinetist Pascal Archer, violinists Adela Pe a and Jesse Mills, violist Tawnya Popoff, and cellist Rafael Popper-Keizer -- weren't going gentle into that good night: It was a fiery, operatic performance, exciting sections ringing with emphatic vibrancy and... (Boston Globe)
Gala concert showcases aspiring young pianists Jul 12, 2007
The mood of the audience started to build when the forth performer, Debrina Lukmanto, played Johannes Brahms' Intermezzo in A Major Op. 118 No. 2. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Taking Names May 24, 2007
Mr. Simon's song notes will join such musical treasures as the original manuscripts from such European masters as Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms as well as those of American masters John Philip Sousa, George and Ira Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein. Last night, a gathering of music luminaries celebrated Rhymin' Simon's honor during a gala concert at the Warner Theatre. (Washington Times, DC)
Tom Selleck Returns As Jesse Stone May 23, 2007
Stone spends most of his life listening to music by German composer Johannes Brahms and drinking a bottle of scotch. Playing a flawed character is more fun, Selleck said. (CBS News)
Johannes Brahms May 18, 2007
Three B's Third - Bach, Beethoven, Brahms. He was master of Romantic symphonic music and songs. (Suite101.com)
Why you pretend to like modern art May 1, 2007
Josquin des Prez, Claudio Monteverdi, Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, George Frideric Haendel, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin, Johannes Brahms. (Copyright 2007 Asia Times Online Ltd. All rights reserved. (Asia Times Online)
Orchestra to perform year-end concert May 1, 2007
His graduate assistant, Francisco Varela (graduate-conducting), will direct the orchestra's performance of "Tragic Overture" by Johannes Brahms. "It's kind of dark, intense and tragic, as the title implies," Valera said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Musical Legends Celebrate Bach's Discovery at Baldwin-Wallace College Apr 21, 2007
"After Bach's death in 1750 his music fell out of the public eye for about 50 years-until Felix Mendelssohn, Robert and Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms, among other giants of the Romantic era, rediscovered its significance and began the so-called 'Bach revival,'" says Dr. Melvin Unger, Director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and one of the major collections of Baroque manuscripts and first editions in the Western Hemisphere. Recently Bach scholar Russell Stinson made the discovery... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Zhang performs with symphony Apr 20, 2007
Conductor Paul Gacek wil lead the orchestra as it performs Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98. (Ivorytown Beacon, CT)
Philharmonic performs a lyrical delight Apr 17, 2007
Saturday's Johannes Brahms program, presented by the Las Vegas Philharmonic, was a spiritual, lyrical and intellectual delight. The orchestra's performance of interplays resounded in beauty and strength. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
So It Goes For Vonnegut Apr 13, 2007
"Johannes Brahms quit composing symphonies when he was 55. Enough!" he wrote. "American male novelists have done their best work by then. Enough! Fifty-five is a long time ago for me now. Have pity!". (Boston Globe)
Voil! Chamber season closes with French finale Apr 7, 2007
The concert started with the four parts of Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Opus 108 by Johannes Brahms. As soon as Quenelle made his first stroke with the bow, I could feel a lot of energy radiating from his playing. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Chinese girl challenges Brahms's second piano concerto Apr 1, 2007
Zhang Youyou, a 23-year-old young Chinese woman pianist challenged Johannes Brahms' piano concerto No. Two on Friday, intepreting the colossal music piece with her uniquely charming and solid skills. Collaborating with the North Penn Symphony Orchestra, Zhang transformed effortlessly from peaceful mood to stormy aggressivenes, presenting a enchanting rendering of the four movements of the lengthy piece, widely deemed as one of the largest and the most sophisticated piano concertos. (People's Daily Online, China)
Clarinetist performs at last ‘FOM' concert Mar 29, 2007
The program will open with olo de Concours by Andre Messager, followed by selections by Claude Debussy and Johannes Brahms. During the second half of the concert, the clarinetist will perform ookbook, composed especially for his debut at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The composition runs from jazzy to wistful. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)
Virtuoso violinists to perform Sunday at church Mar 23, 2007
The program will feature the works of such classic composers as Ludwig von Beethoven, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Johannes Brahms, among others. The couple, both originally from Kielce, Poland, and married in 1994, approached Saint Ann's church about performing a concert there soon after the couple moved to Lawrence. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Bethany College starts ‘Messiah' preparations Mar 21, 2007
The Messiah soloists' recital will be on Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Presser and will feature baritone Peter Tuff singing selections from chwanengesang by Franz Schubert; tenor Todd Teske singing selections from ichterliebe by Robert Schumann; mezzo soprano Deborah Guscott, singing ier ernste Gesnge by Johannes Brahms; and soprano Alison Greene singing songs by Gaetano Donizetti. Dan Masterson, associate professor of music, and Melody Steed, assistant professor of music, will accompany... (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
In Concert: Dean & Britta Mar 19, 2007
British pianist John Lill will make his ISO debut this week, performing Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 in a concert also featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 4. ISO Music Director Mario Venzago will conduct. (Indianapolis Star)
Visalia wins a WinCo Mar 19, 2007
Johannes Brahms, who died April 3, 1897, at age 63, was a German composer. His famous lullaby was written to celebrate the birth of a friend's son. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Chamber group's spring concert scores Mar 6, 2007
Pianist Eskin wonderfully played the entire concert, even accompanying vocalist Rachel Lewis, whose mezzo soprano gave a three-dimensional effect to eight songs by Johannes Brahms. She gave these selections dramatic proportions by mere inflections in her beautiful voice and a slight gesture here and there. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Concert Review: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Mar 6, 2007
Concert Review: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Orlando Sentinel : Music. Who do you think will of Dancing with the Stars. (Orlando Sentinel)
Listening Post Mar 5, 2007
" Wrong. If you have any feel for music, you would be able to tell, pretty quickly. One grabs you, the other doesn't. It's that simple. I remembered that as I listened to these two symphonies by Heinrich von Herzogenberg, who married Johannes Brahms' enchanting friend Elisabeth von Stockhausen. Brahms put up with Herzogenberg to stay close to the exquisite Elisabeth, but it drove the great master crazy when Elisabeth pushed her husband's music, or when Herzogenberg asked him for constructive... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
3rd of four hometown concerts set for Sunday Mar 3, 2007
Brown also is an adjudicator for piano festivals and contests, and has been a soloist at orchestra performances in Ohio, Georgia, and Iowa Sunday's scheduled repertoire will include the Mozart Sonata "B-flat Major, K 38,""16 Waltzes" by Johannes Brahms, selections from the "Ma mere l'Oye" or "Mother Goose Suite," and the "Legend in c-sharp minor" and "Slavonic Dance" by Antonin Dvorak. Brown says the Mozart Sonata is "an entertaining and enjoyable piece" that's "very light ... just a nice... (Washington Journal, IA)
Weekend Hotlist Mar 1, 2007
Marek Janowski will conduct the Third Violin Concerto by Camille Saint-Saens and two works by Johannes Brahms, his Second Symphony and Variations on a Theme by Haydn with concerts at 8 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. They will feature violinists Julia Fischer and Chee-Yun and will be recorded for the Pentatone label. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Handel and Haydn Society produces a happy union of beautiful music Feb 28, 2007
Principal conductor Grant Llewellyn's idea was to combine works for small chorus and instruments by Claudio Monteverdi (from the Madrigals of Love and War, Book VIII) and Johannes Brahms (from "Liebeslieder," Op. 52, and "Neue Liebeslieder," Op. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Things to do Feb 24, 2007
The concert will feature music by Johannes Brahms and Gilbert and Sullivan; Jane Lindberg will direct the chorus, accompanied by four-hand piano. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for full-time students. (Florida Times-Union)
Chamber music with a touch of oboe Feb 23, 2007
The quartet has won top prizes at many international competitions, including First Prize at the 2000 London International String Quartet Competition and First Prize at the Johannes Brahms International String Quartet Competition in Hamburg (2002). In September 2000, the ensemble was honored with the Catalonian Music Critics Prize. (Mail Tribune, OR)
California Desert Chorale ~ Evening of Music scheduled Feb. 24 Feb 15, 2007
The group will perform he Chichester Psalms, by Leonard Bernstein, and Johannes Brahms' he Liebeslieder Waltzes. The theater is on the Palm Desert Campus of the California State University San Bernardino, 37500 Cook Street, Palm Desert. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Brahms and Tchaikovsky by way of Hamburg Feb 13, 2007
Works by two errant native sons, Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms, served as bookends around Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D as the Hamburg Symphony performed Sunday at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. The violin concerto, in turn, reflected the heritage of the Hamburg Symphony's music director, the Russian Andrey Boreyko. (Orlando Sentinel)
Top Violinist's Concert Tour Comes to FSC Feb 4, 2007
Besides accompanying McDuffie in the Tchaikovsky concerto, the orchestra will play the "Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)" by Felix Mendelssohn and the "Symphony No. 2" by Johannes Brahms. McDuffie has gained a reputation as one of the best American violinists, said Larry Burke, director of the Florida Southern Festival of Fine Arts. (The Ledger)
Music is missing from 'Overture' Feb 4, 2007
Darsky makes her room into a shrine to Johannes Brahms, but there's no hint of what she loves about Brahms, no mention of any moving song or sonata. The closest we come is: "The word was out that something special was taking place: a young girl was playing Brahms like an R-rated flick, and everyone from Johnny Carson to the New York Philharmonic was inviting me to perform.". (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Wolf Trap director returns home on just the right note Feb 4, 2007
The public is invited to Witman's performance during the 10:45 a.m. service Feb. 10 at the church, 130 N. Washington St. Music selections include pieces from George Gershwin, Dave Brubeck, Johannes Brahms, Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Debussy and others. For more information, call the church office at 597-3310. (Waynesboro Record Herald, PA)
Hana Financial sponsors Seoul Philharmonic Jan 28, 2007
Hana Financial Group Inc. is sponsoring Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra's year-long specials on Johannes Brahms as part of various efforts to promote cultural events. It signed the sponsorship deal on Jan. 9. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Partners in song come to Medford Jan 26, 2007
The program will feature selections from a variety of composers including, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Henry Purcell, George Frederick Handel, Richard Strauss, Johannes Brahms, Gaetano Donizetti, Leonard Bernstein, Benjamin Britten, John Ireland, Virgil Thomson, Cole Porter, Vincent Youmans, Maurice Besly, Michael William Balfe and Ned Rorem. The Frohnmeyers will sing three duets and a number of solos. (Mail Tribune, OR)
Berlin musicians team up with soprano Binu Jan 19, 2007
The Germans -- horn player Claudius Muller, violinist Magdalena Kostzewska and pianist Piotr Zuk -- will play music by Leone Sinigaglia, Nicolai von Wilm, Sergei Prokoviev and Johannes Brahms. "I'm very excited to perform here in Indonesia. It's our first concert as a trio outside Germany," Muller told The Jakarta Post before a rehearsal with Binu on Wednesday. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Orchestra debut leaves crowd hungering for more Jan 15, 2007
None of this mattered, of course, when, at 7 p.m., Mr. Maazel took to the podium before 60 musicians in white-tie-and-tails, all of them under the age of 35, to perform an exquisite hour-long program of four familiar classics, all connected to Italy in some way except the last Johannes Brahms' "Hungarian Dance N.1." "It's one of my favorites," he explained afterward. He also pronounced diplomatically that he found the acoustics in the working embassy's colorful and dramatic main hall with its... (Washington Times, DC)
Chamber players coming to Rehoboth Jan 11, 2007
Johannes Brahms is sometimes characterized as a "man who was never young." This massive work in B Major is a deep and demanding work. Long melodic lines, complex harmony, and much double voicing fill this trio with a sense of beauty. (The Standard-Times, MA)
