Johannes Brahms – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA

"Now I have surmounted obstacles I thought I could never overcome, and I feel like an eagle, soaring ever higher and higher." So wrote Johannes Brahms, after completing his monumental German Requiem for choir, orchestra and soloists. It is a masterwork of great humanity with melting moments of compassion, a balm in troubled times.

Mozart: String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Carter: Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Pianist Frank Braley joins the talented musicians of the Seattle Symphony for an afternoon of chamber works in the intimate Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall.

"Now I have surmounted obstacles I thought I could never overcome, and I feel like an eagle, soaring ever higher and higher." So wrote Johannes Brahms, after completing his monumental German Requiem for choir, orchestra and soloists. It is a masterwork of great humanity with melting moments of compassion, a balm in troubled times.

Immerse yourself in the colorful harmonies of Four Slovak Folk Songs by Béla Bartók, Chansons Francaises by Francis Poulenc, ancient folk melodies from the Forgotten Peoples Cycle by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, and Brahms' Gypsy Songs. You will also hear critically acclaimed concert pianist William Chapman Nyaho play folk songs from his native Ghana and a selection of inspired American folk songs by James Erb and composer-in-residence John David Earnest.

Immerse yourself in the colorful harmonies of Four Slovak Folk Songs by Béla Bartók, Chansons Francaises by Francis Poulenc, ancient folk melodies from the Forgotten Peoples Cycle by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, and Brahms' Gypsy Songs. You will also hear critically acclaimed concert pianist William Chapman Nyaho play folk songs from his native Ghana and a selection of inspired American folk songs by James Erb and composer-in-residence John David Earnest.

Brahms - String Quartet No. 3 In B-flat Major, Op. 67
Dvořák - String Quintet (Bass) No. 2 in G major, Op. 77
Select violin duos

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Copland: An Outdoor Overture
Brahms: Hungarian Dance
Anderson: Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango
Shostakovich: Jazz Waltz #2
Wagner: Prelude to Act III, Lohengrin

Mozart - Piano Sonata No.12 in F major, K.332
Schumann - Carnival de Vienne, Op. 26
Prokofiev - Toccata, Op. 11
Brahms - Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Beethoven - Sonata in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata"

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Violinist Elisa Barston (second violin principal of Seattle Symphony) will be joined by pianist Jessica Choe in the three Violin Sonatas by Johannes Brahms.

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Faculty artist Dainius Vaicekonis will performs a recital of variation forms featuring G. F. Handel's Chaconne, Leopold Godowsky's Passacaglia, Symphonic Etudes by Robert Schumann, and variation sets by Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms.