“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.”

Johannes Brahms

“It always saddens me to think that after all I am not yet a proper musician; but I have more aptitude for the calling than probably many of the younger generation have as a rule. It gets knocked out o...”

Johannes Brahms

“I wish I could write to you as tenderly as I love you and tell you all the good things that I wish you. You are so infinitely dear to me, dearer than I can say... If things go on much longer as they a...”

Johannes Brahms

“High on the mountain, deep in the valley, I greet you a thousandfold.”

Johannes Brahms

“There is so much that is true in your letter — if not all— and I must confess that with remorse and regret; but with pleasure and satisfaction I realise how kind it is — only an angel like you could h...”

Johannes Brahms