Born in Hamburg in 1833, Johannes Brahms was raised on a diet of Bach and Beethoven. But despite the lessons he absorbed from his scores of those masters, he craved a little more spice. That he found ...

Johannes Brahms' most lucrative compositions were appropriated from Hungarian Gypsy bands. In his Hungarian Dances, he adds romantic elements to popular Gypsy tunes. The Budapest Festival Orchestra ...

On this week's episode, we're listening to music of Hungary, including Johannes Brahms' recreations of Gypsy tunes, György Ligeti's avant-garde offerings, and folk- inspired music by ...

WE started this month's columns with Brahms, and before I take any more earbashing and am flayed alive we will finish the month's columns with the same composer, and square things up a bit. The issue ...

Classic FM Album of the Week, 30 March 2015, after 10am. This is a superb new recording from the young Austrian clarinettist Andreas Ottensamer, who is principle clarinet with the Berlin Philharmonic.

Joszef Lendvai Sr. plays the gypsy violin, = while Oszkar Okros is a master of the instrument known as the cimbalom. = Together, the two musicians — teaming up with the Budapest Festival = Orchestra — ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The grand, gilded Hungarian State Opera House here is where Brahms once heard Mahler conduct Mozart. It’s where Bartok’s still-shocking “Bluebeard’s Castle” had its premiere a ...

One of the recurring pleasures of Festival of Orchestras concerts is hearing national styles played as only musicians raised in those traditions can. On Saturday evening at the Bob Carr Performing ...

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Cimbalomist Jenö Lisztes joins Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra in their second PromAll images by BBC/Chris Christodoulou And though Fischer, talking to the audience from the podium, ...

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. He wrote a wide range of music, including symphonies, ...

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