In Ep. 41 Johannes Brahms continues his toil, conducing the ladies' choir, playing concerts, and composing; working to build a life and career brick by brick with the sweat of his brow and the help of his friends. He hoped for a permanent position in Hamburg that would lead to a settled, traditional life and some financial security. Brahms's efforts were geared toward turning hope into reality, but it remained to be seen whether the music masters of Hamburg would smooth his way or block it. If Brahms found a professional and therefore personal dead end in Hamburg where else might he go? Could another city offer him the life he was seeking? ---------------- Subscribe on iTunes and give us a 5-star review! download our app! Visit and like our Facebook page! <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/thegreatcomposerspodcast/?ref=bookmarks">https://www.facebook.com/thegreatcomposerspodcast/?ref=bookmarks</a> Works heard in this episode, all by Brahms: - Liebeslieder-Walzer, op. 52 nos. 1-18 Ensemberlino Vocale https://musopen.org/music/6684-liebeslieder-waltzes-op-52/ Translations <a href= "http://kellydeanhansen.com/opus52.html">http://kellydeanhansen.com/opus52.html</a> - Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, var. 23-25 and Fugue. Pierre Feraux, piano https://archive.org/details/onclassical-OC17V - Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor op. 25, mvt. 2 Intermezzo Allegro ma non tropo, mvt. 4 Rondo alla Zingarese. Chang Ji, violin

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41 - Johannes Brahms, pt. 7 "Vignettes and Vienna"

Kevin Nordstrom