Brahms Quote by George Bernard Shaw

The real Brahms is nothing more than a sentimental voluptuary

— George Bernard Shaw

That was one of the big problems when I was at Harvard studying music. We had to write choral pieces in the style of…

— Elliott Carter

After working with Ligeti I began to hear Brahms and Beethoven differently.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

Brahms stayed an extra day to hear my [Fifth] Symphony and was very kind ... I like his honesty and open-mindedness. Neither he nor…

— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Brahms is life-changing every time. And though I love him, I can't say that about Mompou.

— Stephen Hough

There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms…

— George Bernard Shaw

“Classical music is not really my thing, and I know absolutely nothing about it. If you told me you saw Brendel play Brahms last…

— David Rosenfelt

...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great…

— Arthur Rubinstein

If you go to Japan for instance, you should know that they have a different way of playing Beethoven or Brahms. But if you…

— Kurt Masur

When Brahms is in extra good spirits, he sings, "The grave is my joy".

— Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Reviewer: 'One of your themes was very similar to one of Beethoven's!' Brahms replied, 'Of course it is. Everyone steals - the important thing…

— Johannes Brahms

Deep down, classical Romantic music is what I love: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, the Romantics.

— Ramin Djawadi