Free but Alone
Donald Macleod follows Johannes Brahms's early romance with a young singer.
Donald Macleod follows Johannes Brahms's early romance with a young singer.
Brahms was a deeply private man and very guarded about his life, his friends and his feelings. Across this week, Donald goes 鈥淏ehind Closed Doors鈥� with Brahms to discover what really made him tick. He finds friends, mentors and lovers along the way who together help solve the enigma of the composer.
Today, Brahms becomes engaged to Agathe von Siebold, a relationship doomed to failure.
Sonata No 3 in F minor Op.5 (4th movement)
Stephen Hough, Piano
Lieder & Romanzen, Op 14 (No 4, Ein Sonett & No 7, St盲ndchen)
Simon Bode, tenor
Graham Johnson, piano
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15 (1st movement)
Nelson Friere, piano
Gewandhausorchester
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Ave Maria, Op 12
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
String Sextet No 2 in G, Op 36 (1. Allegro non troppo)
Amadeus Quartet
Producer: Glyn Tansley for 大象传媒 Wales
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata No 3 in F minor (4th movement)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Brahms Sonata in F minor Op 5, Four Ballades Op 10 Stephen Hough.
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Johannes Brahms
Ein Sonett, Op 14 No 4
Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Simon Bode.- Brahms: The Complete Songs Volume 3.
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Johannes Brahms
Standchen, Op 14 No 7
Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Simon Bode.- Brahms: The Complete Songs Volume 3.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15 (1st movement)
Performer: Nelson Freire. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Brahms: The Piano Concertos.
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Johannes Brahms
Ave Maria, Op 12
Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Bruckner Motets / Brahms.
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Johannes Brahms
String Sextet No 2 in G major, Op 36 (1st movement)
Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet.- Amadeus quartet: string quartets; quintets etc..
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