PORT ANGELES — “This piece is so close to my heart,” Jonathan Pasternack said. In his earliest memory of listening to music, there is Johannes Brahms. Throughout his boyhood, his parents filled the ...

The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra will be featuring the timeless masterpieces of Beethoven and Brahms, with a special performance by renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine. Enjoy an afternoon of ...

Perhaps the very thing that makes Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 an intriguing piece lies in the fact that he really didn’t think it was that wonderful. He worked it out so ...

Some projects take weeks. Others… years. For Brahms, finishing his First Symphony took more than two decades—long enough for the pressure to build into music that bursts with intensity. Hear Brahms’ ...

It took Johannes Brahms more than twenty years to finish his First Symphony, and when he did, it was hailed as “Beethoven’s Tenth.” The result is a masterpiece truly worth the wait. Hear Brahms’ ...

Support journalism that covers the topics that matter most to you. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. Eric E. Harrison covers classical music, theater and ...

Johannes Brahms' beautiful, deeply personal symphony. Johannes Brahms expressed his own enigmatic motto, “free but happy,” in musical symbols that weave throughout this beautiful, deeply personal ...

Tyshawn Sorey’s tribute to the Rothko Chapel, a vintage Pavarotti concert and a release from the Berlin Philharmonic are among our selections. In this short piano piece, an intimate song without words ...