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    2. Son to a musical spare man

    Brahms' father, Jokob (pictured), found employment as a jobbing musician, mostly getting work from playing the double bass and the French horn.

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    2. Image 2: jakob brahms, Brahms' father
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    Acapella clarinet Hungarian Dance

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    New releases 12th March 2018

    New Releases: Mozart's Violin Concertos performed by Nikolaj Znaider and Brahms' Piano Concertos played by Adam Laloum

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    New releases: Beethoven with the Royal Northern Sinfonia & Lars Vogt and 'Strauss in St Petersburg'

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    New releases: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays Brahms and Beethoven with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

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    Daniel Barenboim and Gustavo Dudamel Brahms

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