Web Directory

» American Brahms Society
   Official site offers general information, news and events, activities, academic scholarship, and links.
   http://pubpages.unh.edu/~dbmk/abs/

» Brahms
   Lengthy essay by David Wright from his series "Great Composers." Details the influence of the Schumann family and notes what set him apart from other deemed merely very good.
   http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/July02/Brahms_profile.htm

» Brahms at the Piano: Musical Archaeology
   An analysis and transcription of the 1889 cylinder recording of Johannes Brahms performance of a segment of his First Hungarian Dance by Jonathan Berger. Includes illustrations and links to further resources.
   http://ccrma.stanford.edu/groups/edison/brahms/brahms.html

» Brahms, Johannes
   Brief biography and caricature with short essays on different types of compositions, including orchestral, chamber, piano, and vocal and choral music with recommended Naxos recordings.
   http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Johannes_Brahms/27097.htm

» Brahms, Johannes (1833 - 1897), Germany
   Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
   http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/brahms1897.html

» Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms
   The relationship between the widow of Robert Schumann and the bachelor is explored through a creative writing assignment. Includes related links.
   http://www.lessontutor.com/eesSchumannBrahms.html

» Classic Cat
   Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by the performing artists.
   http://www.classiccat.net/brahms_j/index.htm

» Classical Music Archives: Brahms
   Over 320 complete works by Brahms offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Two biographies, including that from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Timelines, search engine.
   http://www.classicalarchives.com/brahms.html

» Essentials of Music: Brahms
   Biography includes influences and a list of works. Links to information on the Romantic period and RAM file excerpts of some of his compositions.
   http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/brahms.html

» Grave of Johannes Brahms
   Find a Grave photographs of the composer's Vienna burial place. Link to the cemetery shows other notables sharing his resting place, including Johann Strauss, Sr. and Jr., Beethoven, and Czerny, also the cenotaph of Mozart.
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=129

» Island of Freedom: Johannes Brahms
   Life and works of the composer with special emphasis on his movement toward absolute music during his latter years.
   http://home.comcast.net/~rsarkiss/iof/BRAHMS.HTM

» Johannes Brahms
   Entry at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page listing hundreds of individual vocal works and cycles with lyrics. Includes many with English and other translations.
   http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/b/brahms.html

» Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
   Detailed biography from BBC Music with discography and links to related material and searches.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/3mn8/

» Johannes Brahms: An Overview
   Illustrated biographical article from mfiles, noting major works, with links and examples of sheet music, MIDI and MP3 files.
   http://www.mfiles.co.uk/Composers/Johannes-Brahms.htm

» Johannes Brahms: The Last Classicist
   Brief biography, list of key works, quotes, recommended reading and recordings, timeline, and further resources from Humanities Web.
   http://humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=51

» The Centennial of the Death of Brahms
   A series of sub-pages devoted to the 100 year anniversary of his death in 1897. Provides translations of essays by his pupil Gustav Jenner and conductor Wilhelm Furtwaengler, plus translations of texts that Brahms set to music.
   http://davidsbuendler.freehostia.com/brahms.htm

» The Symphony: Johannes Brahms
   Interactive guide includes biography, samples of music including RAM playback, and has special emphases on specific features of his works.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/brahms.html