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BIO Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) came to prominence in 1853 when Robert Schumann publicly declared him, in a celebrated essay, the rightful heir of German music, a designation that weighed heavily and partly explains why his First Symphony took more than twenty years to complete. When it finally appeared in 1876, Hans von Bülow immediately dubbed it "Beethoven's Tenth", a comparison Brahms found unwelcome. His chamber music for strings, including two sextets, two quintets, and three quartets, represents some of the most rewarding writing in the repertoire, and his Hungarian Dances have become perennial favourites in string orchestra arrangements.

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