Johannes Brahms, the composer, began his musical career playing in Hamburg's taverns at night and composing in the mornings as a child.
Composition History
Brahms' first published works were three piano sonatas, which he then stopped composing for over ten years.
Performer Biography
Jonas Vitaud, the pianist on this recording, received four first prizes at the Paris National Conservatory in piano, chamber music, harmony, and piano accompaniment.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brahms was not attracted to the revolutionary piano school of Chopin and Liszt, instead finding inspiration in Schumann.
Recording & Production
This recording was made at IRCAM in Paris, France, with Cécile Lenoir as the engineer and editor, and Jonas Vitaud performing on a Steinway D piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In his last piano collections, composed in 1892 and 1893, Brahms paid tribute to Schubert's melodic abundance, whom he had come to admire above all others.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brahms' later piano works, such as Opus 76 and Opus 79, were expressions of his vision of the north, reminiscent of his earlier Ballades but with the power of maturity.
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