Title: Brahms
First published: 1990
Description: "Johannes Brahms has often been regarded as a conservative composer, his music dismissed as old-fashioned compared with the work of such contemporaries as Liszt and Wagner. In a major reevaluation of his life and artistry, Malcolm MacDonald incorporates twenty-five years of new research to demonstrate convincingly that Brahms combined his understanding of Classical principles with a profound appreciation of Romantic emotions and ideals. Through his study of early music and folk song, Brahms forged links with his predecessors while applying their craft in the service of a new expressiveness. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Composers, Biography, Brahms, johannes, 1833-1897, Composers, biography
Places: Germany
People: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)