Brahms and the emotional range —

and the emotional range — from blissful contentment to pensive melancholy — of these works place them firmly among the undisputed piano classics

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Brahms and the emotional range —"Elegant, thought provoking, often outrageous but always stimulating, this book will fascinate those who know a lot about Brahms as well as those who know little." Stephen Hough, pianist and composer. Hailed in his lifetime as Beethoven's successor and a powerful symbol of musical classicism, Johannes Brahms was nonetheless a controversial figure in a world infatuated with the bold new directions taken by Wagner and Liszt. Today Brahms' stature is