Brahms
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Drawing upon the 2021 Sony Classical reissue of the contralto’s discography for RCA Victor, he identifies her best recordings, which encompass works by Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Schubert, as well as spirituals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In his first years, Dudamel explored standard symphonic repertory with immersions into the symphonies and worlds of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Ives, often in context with new music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The National Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Brahms X Radiohead, which is set for this week, is at slightly more than 20% capacity, people familiar with the sales said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Schumann, Brahms and Liszt all “tried their hand at this genre.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Most of the residents listen to jazz on the radio, but she prefers classical, especially Johannes Brahms, a nineteenth-century German composer known for his beautifully crafted, heartfelt compositions.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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