In 1878, Johannes Brahms wrote his daunting “Violin Concerto” in tribute to a close friend, violinist Joseph Joachim. The technical demands on the soloist require an almost superhuman approach to the ...
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter bares her soul in a searing, sometimes angry, beautiful performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto, recorded live and... Brahms often sought the advice of experts when writing ...