THE BEREAVED BRAHMS
Brahms made a remarkable number of compositions in which he expressed sadness. He once said: ‘I only speak true via my music’. In this episode, we’ll listen to a small number of his mer à boire of sad music.
1.Johannes Brahms: Alt-Rhapsody Op. 53
Nathalie Stutzmann, alto
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner
2.Johannes Brahms: Adagio from Trio for violin, horn and piano in E-flat major Op. 40
Isabelle Faust, violin
Teunis van der Zwart, natural horn
Alexander Melnikov, piano
3.Johannes Brahms: 2nd part from Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45
Gerald Finley, baritone
La Chapelle Royale – Collegium Vocale Gent
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Philippe Herreweghe
4.Johannes Brahms: 3rd part from the 3rd symphony in F major Op. 90
RCO
Bernard Haitink
5.Johannes Brahms: intro to the finale of Piano quintet in F minor Op 34
Quatuor Ébène
Akiko Yamamoto, piano
6.Johannes Brahms: 3rd part from String quintet no. 2 in G major Op. 111
Belcea Quartet
Thomas Kakuska, viola
7.Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo in B minor Op. 119/1
Julius Katchen, piano
