Example Sentences

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His Adagio, begun with Brahmsian lushness, was unafraid of silence, revealing the holy in the pastoral.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022

But the DNA of West Coast music, the music that rethought domineering European patrimony and looked East for inspiration, has Brahmsian code written through it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2020

Garrick Ohlsson then offered the Barber Piano Concerto, his rich, Brahmsian sound bringing quite a different color to the piece than its longtime proponent John Browning did.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2017

But Heubner holds his own, bringing an unexpectedly plaintive, almost Brahmsian lyricism to the piece, emphasizing the contrasts between its granitic, chorale-like sections and its brilliant passagework.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 26, 2015

In Britain, Parry’s Brahmsian lead was followed with conspicuous success by Edward Elgar.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall