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Originally published in 1936, as a second edition in 1948 and as an enlarged and third edition in 1982, Karl Geiringerâs biography of Brahms is generally regarded as one of the finest studies of the composer ever published in any language. It is based on the body of material in the archives of the Viennese Society of Friends, for which Karl Geiringer was curator from 1930-1938, and which contains more than a thousand letters written by and to Brahms. These letters, exchanged with family and with his famous contemporaries, reveal his loneliness, grim humour, loyalty, painful shyness and enthusiasm for the music of Beethoven and Schubert â moods that the self-effacing composer did not like to publicly display. Divided into sections on Brahmsâs solitary, scholarly existence and his fruitful composing career â including examinations of rare first drafts â the biography relates how crises in Brahmâs personal life were translated into his music, and how he often managed to ignore or suppress them.

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 19 January 2026
      ISBN-13 9781032896304
      978-1032896304
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      Composers and songwriters

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      Book Synopsis

      Originally published in 1936, as a second edition in 1948 and as an enlarged and third edition in 1982, Karl Geiringerâs biography of Brahms is generally regarded as one of the finest studies of the composer ever published in any language. It is based on the body of material in the archives of the Viennese Society of Friends, for which Karl Geiringer was curator from 1930-1938, and which contains more than a thousand letters written by and to Brahms. These letters, exchanged with family and with his famous contemporaries, reveal his loneliness, grim humour, loyalty, painful shyness and enthusiasm for the music of Beethoven and Schubert â moods that the self-effacing composer did not like to publicly display. Divided into sections on Brahmsâs solitary, scholarly existence and his fruitful composing career â including examinations of rare first drafts â the biography relates how crises in Brahmâs personal life were translated into his music, and how he often managed to ignore or suppress them.

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