Famous Johannes Brahms Quotes
Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and rhythms so beautifully.
Johannes Brahms
A symphony is no joke.
Johannes Brahms
It is not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table.
Johannes Brahms
I sometimes ponder on variation form and it seems to me it ought to be more restrained, purer.
Johannes Brahms