1869-1872
Brahms and Opera--Professor Heinrich Bulthaupt--The
Liebeslieder--First performance--The Rhapsody (Goethe's 'Harzreise')
performed privately at Carlsruhe--First public performance at
Jena--Geheimrath Gille--The 'Song of Triumph'--Performance of
first chorus at Bremen--Bernhard Scholz--The 'Song of Destiny'--First
performance--Death of Johann Jakob Brahms--First
performance of completed 'Triumphlied' at Carlsruhe--Summary
of Brahms' work as a composer since 1862 89