Brahms dedicated his Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24, to Clara Schumann, who also gave its first performance.
Compositional Technique
The Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79, despite their title, are firmly connected with sonata form and have more 'organising' in their writing than might be expected.
Composition History
Brahms's works for clarinet, including the Clarinet Trio, Op. 114, and Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115, were inspired by his meeting with a clarinettist named Mühlfeld.
Composer Biography
In 1890, Johannes Brahms, though only 57, had aged significantly and desired a quieter life, even twice refusing a Cambridge doctorate.
Performer Biography
Peter Katin, the pianist on this recording, was admitted to the Royal Academy of Music at age twelve, four years before the official entry age.
Compositional Technique
In Brahms's Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24, only one variation (No. 21) departs from the basic key of B flat, and then only to its relative minor.
Compositional Technique
The first of Brahms's Three Intermezzi, Op. 117, is a lullaby inspired by a Scottish folksong.
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