IntermezzoOp118No2

When Brahms Loved — Intermezzo, Op. 118 No. 2

Johannes Brahms never wrote love stories in words, but his music feels like one long, restrained confession.His lifelong affection for Clara Schumann — wife of Robert Schumann, who first recognized his genius — was not a passing emotion, but a lifetime of presence without possession. From the fiery intensity of...