Chamber music: Brahms with Jeremy Denk

Volumes have been written on the friendship between Schumann and Brahms. Both composers represent a softer, gentler romanticism. But there are differences too: while Brahms always succeeded in maintaining the balance between his intellect and his emotions, Schumann’s troubled mind produced darker works. After his death, Brahms composed the monumental Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, a perfect example of romantic Weltschmerz. The extended, melancho...