Celebrating the Birth of Johannes Brahms. (7, May, 1833) of The genius of Hamburg .
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‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’ -
The greatest symphonist after you-know-who! -
Happy birthday Johannes! My selection on this glorious sunny day to mark the occasion is the 3rd movt from the 1st symphony conducted by Gunter Wand - I love this anecdote: "As still a young conductor, a journalist asked him how he’d consider interpreting Beethoven's ninth symphony, more like Arturo Toscanini or rather like Wilhelm Furtwängler. Wand answered laconically: "like Beethoven"
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPIxCzOysR0[/YOUTUBE]'Man know thyself'Comment
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