For a major piece by a much-appreciated composer, Brahms’ Serenade No. 1 is remarkably little-known – especially considering how outgoing this music is. The serenade is as long as any of Brahms’ ...
A serenade is supposed to be a charming diversion, purely for entertainment. So when Brahms tried to make his Serenade No. 1 into a symphony, it just didn't have the oomph a symphony required. Here it ...
A serenade is supposed to be a charming diversion, purely for entertainment. So, when Brahms tried to make his Serenade No. 1 into a symphony, it just didn't have the oomph a symphony required. Here ...
Particularly when it comes to the Romantic era of the arts, literature and music, it’s easy to consider yesteryear through nostalgia’s amber glass and evoke a kinder, gentler era of serene and genteel ...
Do you like the opening of Brahms’s Third Symphony to be played with gutsy thrust and blaze and bite? If so, there’s a fair chance that you may find this new account by Iván Fischer and his Budapest ...