Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms!
Coined by Peter Cornelius in 1854, which refers to Bach, Beethoven, and Berlioz.
Later in the century, the famous conductor Hans von Bülow would substitute Johannes Brahms for Berlioz.
Bülow had been attracted to the idea of a sort of Holy Trinity of classical music for a number of years, writing in the 1880s: "I believe in Bach, the Father, Beethoven, the Son, and Brahms, the Holy Ghost of music".
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Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms!
Coined by Peter Cornelius in 1854, which refers to Bach, Beethoven, and Berlioz.
Later in the century, the famous conductor Hans von Bülow would substitute Johannes Brahms for Berlioz.
Bülow had been attracted to the idea of a sort of Holy Trinity of classical music for a number of years, writing in the 1880s: "I believe in Bach, the Father, Beethoven, the Son, and Brahms, the Holy Ghost of music".
