Brahms House (Baden-Baden)

Brahms House
Brahms-Haus
Brahms House in 2010
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LocationMaximilianstraße. 85, Baden-Baden
Coordinates48°44′40″N 8°15′40″E / 48.74444°N 8.26111°E / 48.74444; 8.26111
TypeBiographical museum
Websitebrahms-baden-baden.de

The Brahms House (Brahms-Haus), also known as Lichtental No. 8, is a biographical museum dedicated to Johannes Brahms in Baden-Baden, Germany. The museum is centered on the building's attic, where Brahms lived and worked on his music while in residence.

History

Johannes Brahms lived seasonally in Lichtental No. 8 from 1865 to 1874,[1] originally because of a tip from Clara Schumann.[2] His first stay at the house lasted from May to October 1865.[3] While residing here, Brahms worked on his first and second symphonies, the piano quintet, second string sextet, the Alto Rhapsody, and parts of A German Requiem.[2][3]

By 1963, Lichtental No. 8 was in disrepair and was faced with demolition. To prevent this, the Brahms Society of Baden-Baden (Brahms Gesellschaft Baden-Baden) was formed in 1966 and began gathering donations. With those funds, the Society purchased the house in June 1967 and began renovating it.[4][5] The house was opened to the public as the Brahms-Haus Museum a year later.[4]

Museum

Brahms's summer-time residence in the attic of Lichtental No. 8 is the center of the museum documenting the composer's life.[2]

Every two years, the Baden-Baden Brahms Society organizes and hosts the Brahms Days in the city's concert halls.[1]

A studio apartment is made available to qualifying guest musicians selected by the museum staff.[5][6]


See also

References

  • Clive, Peter (2006). Brahms and His World: A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461722809.
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Citations

  1. ^ a b "Brahms' House". City of Baden-Baden. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Museum". brahms-baden-baden.de (in German). Brahmsgesellschaft Baden-Baden. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Clive 2006, p. xviii.
  4. ^ a b Clive 2006, p. 30.
  5. ^ a b "Brahms House". Schumann Portal. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Studio im Brahmshaus". brahms-baden-baden.de (in German). Brahmsgesellschaft Baden-Baden. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.