When Brahms Thought He Was Going DEAF!!
While I’m sure that Brahms was flattered by the frequent comparisons to Beethoven, in this instance, the parallel was NOT WELCOME.
📚Sources📚
Swafford, Jan. “Song of the Fates.” Johannes Brahms: A Biography, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1999, pp. 459–460.
Lewis, Joseph. What Killed the Great and Not So Great Composers?. United States, AuthorHouse, 2010, p. 217
🎶Music🎶
Brahms: Symphony No.3, Op.90
Performed by: Czech National Symphony Orchestra, 2012
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Beethoven: Symphony No.6, Op.68
Performed by: DuPage Symphony Orchestra
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Brahms: Symphony No.2, Op.73
Performed by: Czech National Symphony Orchestra, 2012
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