Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, songs, and orchestral, chamber, and piano music. A great student of the history of music, Brahms was convinced that only by working within the established parameters of his art could his own music have merit and longevity. In this, he was right since he remains today amongst the most widely performed of all the great composers.
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1833 - 1897Life of the German composer Johannes Brahms.
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7 May 1833Johannes Brahms is born in Hamburg.
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1853Johannes Brahms tours with the Hungarian violinist Eduard Reményi.
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1857Johannes Brahms premieres two serenades in the ducal court of Detmold.
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1859Johannes Brahms' First Piano Concerto is premiered in Hanover.
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1863Johannes Brahms is appointed the director of the Vienna Singakademie choir.
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1868Johannes Brahms completes his epic Deutsches Requiem.
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1871Johannes Brahms composes his Triumphlied.
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1872Johannes Brahms is appointed the conductor of the Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde.
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1873Johannes Brahms composes his Variations on a Theme of Haydn.
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1876Johannes Brahms completes his First Symphony,
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1877Johannes Brahms completes his Second Symphony.
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1879Johannes Brahms composes his 21 Hungarian Dances.
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1883Johannes Brahms completes his Third Symphony.
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1885Johannes Brahms completes his Fourth Symphony.
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1889Johannes Brahms accepts the Freedom of Hamburg.
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1896Johannes Brahms composes his Vier ernste Gesänge.
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3 Apr 1897Johannes Brahms dies of liver cancer in Vienna.
