Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born to a musical family in Hamburg, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He wrote for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, piano, organ, voice, and chorus, including four symphonies, four concertos, one requiem, and many Lieder. Brahms is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the "Three Bs" of music.