Brahms and Wagner were both enchanted by the Faust legend, but each only composed one overture on the subject. The Brahms entry, that we now know as the “Tragic” — Brahms let his publisher pick the ...
A good, steady, spacious account of the Academic Festival Overture precedes the Violin Concerto, and this is recorded in very good sound which has plenty of clarity, impact and warmth. When the ...
"The Tragic Overture" by Brahms has been associated with Goethe's Faust, but there's little evidence to support that theory. This work is the dark twin of Brahms' more famous work, the "Academic ...
World-renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson returns to the Overture Hall stage with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Conductor John DeMain in an exciting program featuring Piano Concerto No. 1 by Brahms.
A cellist in the Stanford Symphony Orchestra focuses intently during Brahms’ “Academic Overture” at Bing Concert Hall. Photo by Brian Leahy. This past Saturday, the Stanford Symphony Orchestra (SSO) ...
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