September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Johannes Brahms, one of the great composers of the Romantic period, often looked more to the past than the future for his inspiration, living in an ironic tension between innovation and tradition. Eschewing the unbridled emotionalism and lack of structure of many of his contemporaries, Brahms’s style might best be described as “controlled Romanticism,” infusing rich textures into the more standard classical forms.
Methodical and deliberate by nature, as a child Brahms reportedly invented his own form of music notation so he could write down the melodies in his head. ...
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