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APOCALYPSE ANONYMOUS by

ATOSHI ANARKOMOTO

JOHANNES BRAHMS was born in Hamburg on May 7, 1833, into a musical family. His father was a double bassist with the Hamburg Philharmonic. This could be one of the reasons Brahms was so in love with symphonic music.

She began taking piano lessons when she was seven years old with a teacher named Otto F. W. Crib. Being somewhat isolated from popular musical trends, Brahms knew little about the works of Chopin or Liszt. This lack of exposure, however, ended up benefiting him. It allowed him to create his own unique musical ideas, differentiating his compositions from those of other composers.

In 1846, with the encouragement of Cossel, Brahms, who was already more interested in composing music than in performing it, went to study with Eduard Marxsen, a well-known pianist and composer from Hamburg.

He met the Schumanns at his home on September 30, 1853, and that encounter changed his life. He admired and cared for both, finding them as soulmates. After Robert's death in 1856, he developed feelings for Clara, initially hoping that this elderly woman and famous pianist would return his romantic interest. However, based on what we know and without any evidence to suggest otherwise, their relationship grew only into a deep friendship and a close bond.

Brahms was not very fond of mediocrity. He often destroyed his own works if he felt they did not meet high artistic standards, refusing to let his name be associated with anything that did not withstand musical and historical evaluation. For him, this wasn't just a habit; it was a matter of artistic integrity. He was very patient and had a clear sense of purpose, often working in solitude. Even when he didn't have a specific plan for his ideas, he carefully saved his best ones for future use.

Simon Soh.