In 1848, a 14-year-old teenager, Johannes Brahms, performed the first piano recital. The audience was delighted with the young pianist. So the birth of the composer, a man with a creative soul, a representative of musical romanticism.
Childhood
The future famous composer happened to be born in a poor family of double bass player Jacob Brahms and housekeeper Christiana Nissen. To the honor of parents, it should be noted that they never tried to suppress creative inclinations in children. The father, being a musician himself, tried to instill in his son a love of music, helped him become a strong-willed person and was Johannes the first music teacher. At the age of seven, young Brahms was sent to pianist Otto Kossel for training. Gradually, the boy begins to take part in public concerts and becomes known to the public. The second teacher, Edward Marxen, discerned in him a small genius. Alas, the young musician had to play in port bars and taverns, which affected his health.
Brahms
After the first successful recital, Brahms realized that he wanted to create himself, and not just perform great works. Already in 1853 he wrote his first sonata. It was followed by piano songs, a scherzo for piano, and small plays. Of course, the collection of Hungarian Dances is among his most popular works. Here he crafted original folk motifs and arranged them for playing the piano and violin. The famous "Lullaby" was created in 1868 and at first did not have verbal accompaniment. Later, one of Brahms's acquaintances wanted to sing this motive to her newborn child, and especially for her, Brahms composed the song "Good evening, good night." One of the most penetrating works of the composer "Symphony No. 3". A bright start, gradually acquires dramatic shades and turns into mournful notes of the finale. This work combines romantic and classical traditions. The symphony is dedicated to Brahms's friend Hans von Bülow.
About Brahms's personal life
During his life, the great composer never got a wife and children, despite the large number of cordial affections. The love of his life became Clara Schumann, a talented pianist and composer, who performed many of his works in the future. Clara was 13 years older than Brahms and was a married woman. But besides all this, she inspired Brahms to create many compositions, including his Fourth Symphony. Among the acquaintances of Johannes Brahms, one can especially highlight the friendship with composers - Robert Schumann (husband of Clara Schumann) and Franz Liszt. They were admired by bold and vivid motives in the work of the composer, and Schumann even noted the work of Brahms in his newspaper.
