Recollections of Johannes Brahms
Albert Dietrich, the German composer and conductor, was a friend of Johannes Brahms and the first part of this book includes vivid recollections of his relationship with the composer as well as charming letters between them. J.V. Widmann, a Swiss writer and editor, first met Brahms when the composer was 33 and he provides an intimate portrait of Brahms in the latter part of his life. They became good friends and traveled often to Italy together and were in contact until the end of the composer's life. - Summary by mkirkpat
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Music
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 01 | Translator's Preface | mkirkpat |
00:02:02 |
| Play 02 | Albert Dietrich's Recollections. Chapter I Brahms and Schumann | mkirkpat |
00:35:12 |
| Play 03 | Albert Dietrich's Recollections. Chapter II Labor Omnia Vincit | mkirkpat |
00:25:02 |
| Play 04 | Albert Dietrich's Recollections. Chapter III Vienna and Fame | mkirkpat |
00:37:24 |
| Play 05 | J.V. Widmann's Recollections. Chapter I First Impressions | mkirkpat |
00:19:30 |
| Play 06 | J.V. Widmann's Recollections. Chapter II An Opera? | mkirkpat |
00:16:54 |
| Play 07 | J.V. Widmann's Recollections. Chapter III Three Summers in Thun | mkirkpat |
00:34:18 |
| Play 08 | J.V. Widmann's Recollections. Chapter IV In Italy | mkirkpat |
00:48:10 |
| Play 09 | J.V. Widmann's Recollections. Chapter V The Last Years | mkirkpat |
00:36:43 |