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Artist: Brahm
What began as a simple fascination with hip-hop in the 1980s became a living for Chaz Barber, who records sample-based music as Brahm. As a youth, the Washington, D.C.-area artist bought hundreds of records, to the point where they overtook his living space. In 1994 he went one step further and purchased a ASR sampling keyboard. Soon Barber... [+] Read More
Artist: Johannes Brahms
A German composer of major works in all forms except opera, including symphonies, lieder, and solo piano music. Playing in rough taverns down by the docks as a teenager in order to supplement his family's humble income, Brahms persevered to become a renowned conductor of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann and a great composer, faithful to... [+] Read More
Artist: Brahms Milstein
Artist: Heinrich Herzogenberg
A lifelong friend of Brahms, student of Felix Otto Dessoff, founder of the Bach Society of Leipzig, and professor of composition at the Hochschule fur Musik in Berlin, Herzogenberg's music betrays an interest in the earlier music of Bach and Schutz. He was clearly incluenced by Wagner in his orchestration and by Schumann and Brahms in his piano... [+] Read More
Artist: Ernst Von Dohnányi
A widely respected Hungarian pianist, melodist, and composer of orchestral and chamber music with a stylistic mix of Brahms (who admired his earlier chamber and pieces) and Liszt; known for "Variations on a Nursery Song" (1914). ~ Blue Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow
A church organist, Bairstow was also influential in northern England as a conductor of choral groups and as an instructor of singing and composition. His compositions are mainly church pieces influenced by Brahms, some in plainsong style. He was a master craftsman in composition and his works are expressive, but not overly personal. ~ Lynn... [+] Read More
Artist: Albert Dietrich
Conductor and composer who studied with Otto, Moscheles, Rietz and Hauptmann. In Dusseldorf Dietrich became acquainted with Schumann's circle and befriended Brahms. When he left Dusseldorf he found poisitions in Leipzig, Bonn, Oldenburg and Berlin affording him the opportunity to present and conduct some of his own compositions. Conducting... [+] Read More
Artist: Eugen 'd Albert
Apart from a short time at the New Music School in London, d'Albert was a self-taught musician influenced by Liszt, Brahms and Hanslick. As a performer, his renditions of the works of Beethoven, Bach, Liszt and Brahms were considered perfect. His piano compositions are mainly character pieces, but he was most successful as an operatic composer.... [+] Read More
Artist: Kim Kashkashian
Born in Detroit of Armenian descent, chamber musician and viola soloist Kim Kashkashian has been featured on over 30 albums, and her repertoire, which ranges from Bach to pieces by contemporary composers, constantly explores the versatility and emotional range of her instrument. She has done interpretations of many classical composers, including... [+] Read More
Artist: Dish
Dish is a quartet from Raleigh, North Carolina, led by singer/pianist Dana Kletter. Kletter is a classically trained musician with an affinity for Brahms and Mendelssohn, as well as country and rock. She became involved in the alternative music scene through her 1980s roommates, a Washington, D.C. hardcore band, and was tapped for backing vocal... [+] Read More
Artist: Hans Rott
Having studied organ with Bruckner, piano with Landstron, harmony with Graedener and counterpoint and composition with Krenn, Rott became the organist in Vienna for the Piarist church. Though rejected by Brahms, Rott influenced his close friend Mahler as can be discerned from his Symphony in E major. He also composed various vocal works,... [+] Read More
Artist: Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann, wife of Robert, was a child prodigy who, after her husband's death, became one of the most famous performers and teachers in the 19th century. Her compositions are extremely well crafted and show great individuality as well as the influence of her husband Robert and friend Johannes Brahms. ~ Mary K. Scanlan, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Hans Von Bronsart
A familiar to Liszt, Bulow, Wagner and Brahms, this German composer's production consisted of piano works (his primary instrument), performing and conducting. His "Piano Trio in G-mol" was so highly esteemed by Liszt that the latter dedicated his own Second Piano Concerto to him. Some of his compositions reflect the influence of others, notably... [+] Read More
Artist: Robert Fuchs
After studying the organ, violin, flute and piano Fuchs moved to Vienna at the age of eightteen. Throughout most of his life he earned a living as a teacher but also composed a number of works including operas, symphonies, vocal music and chamber pieces. Brahms befriended him, encouraged his composition and was partial to Fuchs's Symphony in... [+] Read More
Artist: Jan Brandts Buys
A member of an extensive family of Dutch musicians, Brandts Buys studied at the Raff-Konservatorium in Frankfurt am Main. He moved to Vienna in 1893 and worked preparing vocal scores for Universal-Edition. His early work was commended by Brahms and Grieg and he won the B"sendorf-Preis for his piano concerto. He composed eight operas as well as... [+] Read More
Artist: Andrew Brown
Viola player Andrew Brown has been present for a variety of projects organized by big pop and rock recording names in the United Kingdom, ranging from some jazz and easy listening concoctions of Rolling Stones timekeeper Charlie Watts to the Led Zepelin-meets-Brahms evocations of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page entitled No Quarter.
Brown has also... [+] Read More
Artist: Lionel Rogg
Rogg studied organ and piano at the Geneva Conservatory and won the premier prix on both instruments. He formed a reputation as a specialist of the music of Bach when he performed and then recorded all Bach's organ works during the 1960's. Initially a highly skilled but sterile performer, Rogg went on to develop his artistic skills and is now... [+] Read More
Artist: Johan Wagenaar
After studying with Hol, Lange and Herzgenberg, Wagenaar took a position as a teacher at the music school in Utrecht. He then became organist and director of the cathedral. He was appointed director of The Hague Conservatory in 1919 and remained there until 1937. He was highly respected as a composer, organist, teacher and choral conductor, and... [+] Read More
Artist: Gottfried Herrmann
Having studied the violin with his father, the piano with Seebach and the organ with Muhling Herrmann was afforded the opportunity to receive tuition free violin lessons from Spohr and composition and theory with Hauptmann. He became the first violinist for The Hanover Hofkapelle and by 1829 Herrmann had entered the Frankfurt am Main orchestra.... [+] Read More
Artist: Samuel L.M. Barlow
Barlow studied at Harvard University, as well as with Philipp in Paris and Respighi in Rome. For thirty years he worked to promote music in civic and professional groups in New York. He was the soloist for the premiŠre of his own Piano Concerto (1931). He was the first American to have an opera produced at the Opéra-Comique in Paris (Mon ami... [+] Read More
Artist: Kim Borg
Borg received vocal training at the Sibelius Academy as well as in Vienna, Rome and New York. He is also a qualified engineer. His professional concert début came in 1947 and he built his career in opera houses in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Stockholm, and has appeared all over Europe and America. He has played the roles of Boris Godunov,... [+] Read More
Artist: Lunchbox
Lunchbox is an indie pop trio from Berkeley, CA, led by singer/songwriter and guitarist Tim Brown, along with bassist Donna McKean, and a revolving door of drummers, most notably Marty Kelly, Hugh Howie, and Jon Brahm. After forming in 1994, the trio released its self-titled debut on San Francisco's Not Happy label in 1996. Though that album was... [+] Read More
Artist: massa
My sound style is Clasical. Sometime like Japanese traditional,sometime like world music,sometime like jazz.My favorite and Influence of,Sergiu Celibidache,Nikolaus Harnoncourt,Jos Van Immerseel,Hopkinson Smith,Jordi Savall,The Beatles,The Band,Little Feat,Ry Cooder,Frank Zappa,Globe Unity... [+] Read More
Artist: Wilhelm Stenhammar
Stenhammar came from an artistic family and was largely a self-taught musician. He did, however, hold several positions of musical authority, including one as artistic director of the Stockholm Philharmonic Society and also at the Göteborgs Orkesterförening, an organization in which Stenhammer was instrumental in making the musical rival to... [+] Read More
Artist: Johann Ritter von Herbeck
A self-taught musician who was known for his conducting skill, choral music and contributions to Vienna's musical vitality. Herbeck did learn composition from Rotter in Vienna where he spent his summers studying for a number of years. At the age of twenty one he began his musical career and served as choirmaster, director of the Gesellschaft der... [+] Read More
