Johannes Brahms thought he was embellishing music by Haydn when he devised his "Variations on a Theme by Haydn" for two pianos. History has proved that the theme is by someone else, but that hasn't ...

Known for connecting with audiences through both traditional and contemporary repertoire, Brett Mitchell, will return to the stage for Season XX as guest conductor in this exciting concert. The ...

Back in 1873, when Johannes Brahms wrote his now-famous Variations on a Theme by Haydn, folks actually believed the jaunty little theme was written by Haydn. We've since found out otherwise, but it ...

Misha and Cipa Dichter, perennial Aspen Music Festival and School favorites, are back for a 13th season, offering an all-Brahms recital tonight at Harris Concert Hall. The 8 p.m. program features ...

It is one of the most popular of classical works (available in dozens of recorded versions) but “Albinoni’s Adagio” was not written by Albinoni. The theme in Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Joseph ...

In the mid- to late-1800s, during an era that has come to be known as the German Romantic Period, two composers typified the musical style that gave the era its name: Johannes Brahms and Robert ...

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra programs are arranged far in advance, so it's odd that this one should turn out to be so perfectly timed. This weekend's concert, "Haydn and Brahms," is, at the same ...