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Music Monday | Part II - Born on the Same Day | June 1, 2026
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Part II - Born on the Same Day |
Last Monday we explained how Johannes Brahms (1833) and Pyotr Llyich Tchaikovsky (1840) shared the same birthday but were vastly different men and composers with their own unique styles. Brahms was a German composer and pianist known for adhering closely to the Classical tradition, even though he created his works during the Romantic era. His contemporaries were keenly aware of the outstanding significance of his works, and people spoke of the “three great Bs” (Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms), to whom they accorded the same rank of eminence. Yet there was a sizable circle of musicians who did not believe in Brahms’s greatness. Fervent admirers of the avant-garde composers of the day, most notably Liszt and Wagner, looked down on Brahms’s contributions as too old-fashioned and inexpressive. Now it is time for you to decide if you prefer Brahms over Tchaikovsky. Here is Brahms, Variations on a theme by J. Haydn for two pianos, op. 56b, performed by Anastasia and Lyubov Gromoglasova (L-R) at their duo recital at the Moscow Conservatoire in 2011. |
