An  Annotated  Webography  of  Johannes Brahms


The purpose of this selected list of sites is to show the range of what is available on the Internet in regard to Brahms, and as is the nature of this technology, what there is, is always in flux.

 

A.  Selected Internet Sites for General Music Resources

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WWW Links for Musicology
American Musicological Society: Sites of Interest to Musicologists

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Royal Holloway Music
[University of London] Music Department's Golden Pages: Links for Musicians on the WWW

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William and Gayle Cook Music Library
Indiana University School of Music: Worldwide Internet Music Resources

 

B.  Brahms Internet Sites

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Berger, Jonathan
"Brahms at the Piano: Sonic Archeology" (1996) See also I30.

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Ezust, Emily
This is a useful source for locating texts and translations of Brahms's Lieder and choral works. Vocal works without opus numbers (including folksongs) are also included. Updated 2002

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Fay, James S.
"Brahms Clarinet Works Bibliography", 1991.
A selected bibliography taken from Fay's dissertation.

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Discographies in classical and popular music. Recordings of works by Brahms are included in the following:

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Naxos on Brahms
"Brahms, Johannes (1833 - 1897)"  "Composers' Biographies and their Works" n.d. Overview of life and works; includes recommended recordings.

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Horgan, Sally
"The Spirit of Folk Song in the Lieder of Johannes Brahms" n.d. [note: loads as a .pdf file]

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Hyperion Records.
"The Hyperion Catalogue" n.d. Brahms recordings cited

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Johannes Brahms (1833-97)
Includes MIDI arrangements of Ungarische Taenze nos. 3, 6, 7 (by B.Travis); and MIDI arrangements of excerpts from Opp. 45 (by M.Petri), 49 (by A.Kitisa), 56b (by F.Raborn), 68 (by F.Raborn), 77 (by A.De Brandt), 118 (by R.Finley)

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Ingraham, Mary I.
"Johannes Brahms WebSource" Ingraham Cultural Resources Management Corp., September 2002. Includes biographical information and a works list; as well as an "Image Gallery"; information on Brahms Societies, Scholars, Festivals and Special Events; plus audio clips from recordings, and an annotated "Webography" of Web resources

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Berger, Jonathan
"Brahms at the Piano: Musical archaeology" (1999)

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"Johannes Brahms"
A video about Johannes Brahms from www.darvas.de.

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Lampson, L.D. [Dave Lampson]
"Basic Repertoire List - Romantic Repertoire" 1995. Includes Brahms recordings.

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Lampson, L.D. [Dave Lampson]
"Recommended Recordings. Late Keyboard Music" Revision 2. August 5, 1992. Includes Brahms recordings.

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Lampson, L.D. [Dave Lampson]
"Recommended Recordings. Late Orchestral Music" Revision 2.2. January 6, 1994. Includes Brahms recordings.

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Lampson, L.D. [Dave Lampson]
"Recommended Recordings. Late Chamber Music" Revision 2.1. January 15, 1993. Includes Brahms recordings.

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Norrish, Michael.
"Brahms, Johannes," in Norrish. "Classical Composer Biographies" n.d.
Includes the author's thoughts on Brahms as a composer and his works.

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"On the Centennial of the Death of Brahms"
in "Davidsbuendler Home Page." n.d. Contains:

 

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Sciortino, Michael A.
"Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)" n.d. Contains 13 MIDI files of Brahms music: Op. 45, 77, 107 no. 5, 117 no. 1, 118 no. 2, 120 no. 2

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William and Gayle Cook Music Library
Indiana University: "Johannes Brahms: Collections of Songs" n.d. Provides contents information for a number of Brahms song collections held by the Music Library.

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Brahms’s Grave

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Lesson Tutor
Student lesson idea on Brahms and Schumann

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Lesson Tutor
Information specifically on Brahms from/for Lesson Tutor

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Wikipedia
"Johannes Brahms."

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On Brahms
from Island of Freedom

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Oracle ThinkQuest Education Foundation
Search under the composer's name for biographical and contextual information.

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Johannes Brahms
Search Beat One Stop Web – featured composer: Johannes Brahms

 

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This list was prepared and annotated by Thomas Quigley with the assistance of Mary I. Ingraham
© 2010, Thomas Quigley
Last updated 2010