CHAPTER XV

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