Though Brahms never composed an opera, two of his early works give clues as to what might have been: the song-cycle Die Schone Magelone and the Cantata Rinaldo, both reflecting his dilemma on breaking ...

With the exceptions of the German ­requiem and the Alto Rhapsody, Brahms's choral works are largely ­neglected, but there are signs that conductors are ­starting to take an interest in them again.

Wesendonck Lieder John Nelson, Conductor Paris Orchestral Ensemble Richard Wagner, Composer Stephanie Blythe, Contralto (Female alto) (Das) Lied von der Erde, 'Song of the Earth', Movements: Der ...

Jamie Barton, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Marin Alsop live at the BBC Proms in an all-Brahms programme including the Alto Rhapsody and the First Symphony. Live from the Royal Albert Hall ...

The Collegiate Chorale presents Johannes Brahms' Alto Rhapsody and A German Requiem on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 7pm at Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, NYC. The performance features Stephanie ...

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Academic Festival Overture Johannes Brahms, Composer Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra Hans Vonk, Conductor Variations on a Theme by Haydn, 'St Antoni Chorale Hans Vonk, Conductor Johannes Brahms, ...

International artist and Musical America's 2009 Vocalist of the Year mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe performs with The Collegiate Chorale in Brahms' lush, rarely-seen Alto Rhapsody. Metropolitan Opera ...