Brahms had become acquainted with Johann Strauss II, who was eight years his senior, in the 1870s, but their close friendship belongs to the years 1889 and after.
Brahmsi ishte njohur me Johann Strauss II, i cili ishte tetë vjeç i tij i lartë, në vitet 1870, por miqësia e tyre e ngushtë i përket viteve 1889 dhe pas.