First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores the lifelong friendship between Brahms and the great violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim. In this first episode, Brahms meets Robert Schumann. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores the lifelong friendship between Brahms and violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim. In this episode, heartache as their mentor Robert Schumann suffers a breakdown. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
This episode explores Joachim settling down into domestic bliss, and Brahms growing a beard - a disguise that would from then on become part of his mythology. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
There's a rare glimpse at Joachim the composer, and Donald Macleod details how he and Brahms devastatingly fell out after Joachim's acrimonious divorce from his wife Amalie. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod ends the week with Brahms and Joachim's reconciliation, culminating in the Double Concerto for violin and cello - the last orchestral work Brahms would ever write. Show more
