"Whatever the chaos in Brahms's mind, he negotiated his life with extraordinary discipline, common sense, integrity and honesty. The chaos of emotion shackled and subdued by a relentless sense of form and discipline: that is Brahms's art in a nutshell. Likewise, his life. And the most familiar and beloved note in his art is the note of yearning"
from Jan Swafford's article, "Bittersweet symphonies", on Brahms in The Guardian.
"By the end of 1854, their intimacy was so advanced that Brahms felt able to end one of his letters to [Clara] with a quote from the Arabian Nights: 'Would to God that I were allowed this day instead of writing this letter to you to repeat to you with my own lips that I am dying of love for you. Tears prevent me from saying more.'"
from Steven Isserlis' article, "Dying of love for you", on Robert and Clara Schumann and Brahms in The Guardian.
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