{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"42b - Johannes Brahms pt. 8 &quot;The Scent of Lilac&quot; - Classical Music Podcast","description":"Ep 42(b) - It is early 1865. Brahms's mother has just passed away. Filled with emotion he grudgingly moves from winter to spring, entering a long period of deep and private mourning during which he would retreat into himself for a time in order to gather his thoughts and energies, and orient them toward a grand act of artistic creation in which he would immortalize his beloved mother and through which his artist soul would be elevated and ennobled and made pure.&amp;nbsp; ----------------- Subscribe on iTunes and give us a 5-star review! Share with your friends! download our app! Visit and like our Facebook page! https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thegreatcomposerspodcast\/?ref=bookmarks Works heard in this episode (all by Brahms): Horn Trio in E-flat mvt. 3 - Adagio Mesto mvt. 1 - Andante mvt. 2 - Scherzo (Allegro) mvt. 4 - Allegro con brio German Requiem pt. 1 &quot;Blessed are they that Mourn&quot; (In English translation!) ","author_name":"The Great Composers Podcast - a classical music podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.kevinnordstrom.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18406370\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/98952773"}