Johannes Brahms

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op 77

Perhaps the greatest violin concerto of them all

Brahms: 25 Variations and fugue on a theme by Handel, Op 24

Ferocious and exhilarating variations

BBC Proms - The Real Brahms

Musicologist Kenneth Hamilton talks to Stephen Johnson about the real Brahms.

Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op 117 (ii)

Autumnal reflections

Brahms: 4 Songs, Op 46 (iv. An die Nachtigall)

Forest foliage and flight created in a piano

Composer of the Week - Brahms

Donald Macleod explores Brahms’ finest achievements in chamber and instrumental works

A German Requiem (Ein deutsches Requiem)

Sacred heart of an emerging nation

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op 80

A soundtrack to beery student hijinks

Discovering Music - Brahms's German Requiem

Stephen Johnson explores the influences behind Brahms's German Requiem

Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op 38

A tribute to some of classical music's greatest hits

Brahms: 2 Songs, Op 91

Wedding bells in reflection

Composer of the Week - Johannes Brahms

Exploring the friendship between Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op 115

Soaring and roaming out of the reeds

Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114

A final burst of imagination in twilight years

The Essay - Brahms Experience: Public Brahms, Private Brahms

Pianist Natasha Loges considers what lay behind Brahms's famously gruff public persona

Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op 102

What did the violin say to the cello?

Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat major, Op 40

Nostalgia for the great outdoors

The Essay - Brahms Experience: Brahms and Freud

Lesley Chamberlain asks what can be learnt by comparing the work of Brahms and Freud

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op 15

Impassioned and tumultuous yet caring and sensitive

Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34

Passionate, urgent and angry

The Essay - Brahms Experience: Brahms and Germany

Natasha Loges explores Brahms's complex political relationship with his homeland

Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op 51 No. 2

Music of loneliness and longing

Brahms: Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op 111

Fiery, passionate and mischievous

The Essay - Brahms Experience: Brahms and Nature

Writer Lesley Chamberlain investigates how Brahms was influenced by the natural world

Brahms: Wiegenlied

A timeless and calming lullaby

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op 68

Listen up! This one's loud, powerful and passionate

Discovering Music - Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Stephen Johnson explores the long-awaited First Symphony by Brahms

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op 90

The mighty Rhine, condensed in music

Brahms: Tragic Overture

A tumultuous journey in sound

Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B major, Op 8

The embrace of youthful passions

Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn

A musical and melodic mirage

Brahms: Viola Sonata in E flat major, Op 120 No. 2

Beautiful melodies stir feelings of intimate friendships

Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op 78

Let's be friends