Brahms’s Double Concerto is the complex, final orchestral work by the famed German composer. The intricate performance between the featured violin and cello is a tribute to his friendship with violinist Joseph Joachim. Brahms wrote the piece as a peace offering to his friend, who he became estranged from after Joachim’s divorce. Brahms weaves the musical motif of the notes “A-E-F” throughout the piece, a nod to the F-A-E Sonata he wrote with other composers as a gift to Joachim years prior. Joachim’s personal motto was “Frei aber einsam” (free but lonely).

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Brahms: Double Concerto · Lubbock Symphony Orchestra

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Cello in Double Concerto by Brahms

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