A famous set of variations by Brahms is ahead later in the hour. First, we've got a Brahms Intermezzo that was inspired by a Scottish folk tune. Pianist Helene Grimaud plays the Intermezzo, Op. 117, ...

Darkness hangs over a fluid and distinctively emotional take on a dozen introspective works ...

Freire plays tribute to the noted German composer on his new album. Music critic Lloyd Schwartz doesn't always love Brahms, but he loves this recording. This is FRESH AIR. The Brazilian pianist Nathan ...

Pianist Gwendolyn Mok is into the Big Bang behind musical compositions. What was it that led Beethoven or Ravel to create their “sound worlds?” she asks. Here’s what she thinks: Music often rises out ...

The piano artistry of Elaine Greenfield is featured in this program. The piano artistry of Elaine Greenfield is featured in this program of Brahms, Debussy and Ginostera. Works include the Brahms ...

A fresh take on Brahms sounded like a fine idea, though not something easily pulled off. Yet pianist Emanual Ax managed just such a feat in his recital Thursday night at the Union College Concert ...

Pianist Stephen Kovacevich rounds off BBC Radio 3’s Brahms Experience - a week of concerts from St George's in Bristol. Programme: Bach Partita No 4 in D, BWV.828 Brahms: Ballade No.1 in D minor, ...

This is FRESH AIR. The Brazilian pianist Nathan Freire (ph) is one of classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz's favorite pianists. His latest recording is an album of piano music by Brahms. Lloyd ...