One of the earliest orchestral compositions by Johannes Brahms is his Serenade No. 2, composed at the age of 26. As there are no violins in the score, the strings have a darker and heavier sound, but ...

In his early 30s, Johannes Brahms wrote a string quintet which his friends disliked. He re-wrote the music into a sonata for two pianos, which his friends disliked for other reasons. He then re-wrote ...