Johannes Brahms born May 7, 1833 Born-Again Brahms listen to audio narration here At music school, we used to call anything before the Baroque period "pre-music." Sometimes we'd even lump the drier Baroque stuff in there. The original instruments movement presented a vexing contest between the instruments Bach composed on versus how the music sounded today. Now, some of our most prominent musicians embrace original instruments in ways that seemed unthinkable back then. András Schiff doesn't need to buff up his reputation, he's got a secure profile. His Brahms concertos in an 1859 Blüthner piano show just how intimate and gentle these pieces can sound.
How the Brahms Piano Saved the Symphony
How the Brahms Piano Saved the Symphony
How the Brahms Piano Saved the Symphony
Johannes Brahms born May 7, 1833 Born-Again Brahms listen to audio narration here At music school, we used to call anything before the Baroque period "pre-music." Sometimes we'd even lump the drier Baroque stuff in there. The original instruments movement presented a vexing contest between the instruments Bach composed on versus how the music sounded today. Now, some of our most prominent musicians embrace original instruments in ways that seemed unthinkable back then. András Schiff doesn't need to buff up his reputation, he's got a secure profile. His Brahms concertos in an 1859 Blüthner piano show just how intimate and gentle these pieces can sound.