Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. His music features expressive counterpoint, freer dissonance, rhythmic vitality, and traditional forms. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, a Requiem, much chamber music, and hundreds of folk-song arrangements and Lieder. May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897; died at 63. Alive at the same time as Albert Einstein, Karl Marx, Abraham Lincoln, Leo Tolstoy, and Vincent van Gogh. Wiki link