Offers new perspectives on the nineteenth-century composer Johannes Brahms - from his childhood and personal matters to his compositional legacy.

1. Childhood in Hamburg Renate Hofmann and Kurt Hofmann; 2. The Schumanns Thomas Synofzik; 3. Vienna Camille Crittenden; 4. Leipzig and Berlin Karen Leistra-Jones; 5. Personal habits William Horne; 6. Correspondence Wolfgang Sandberger; 7. Holidays Inga-Mai Groote; 8. Finances Jakob Hauschildt; 9. As pianist Katrin Eich; 10. As conductor Walter Frisch; 11. As arranger Valerie Goertzen; 12. As editor Peter Schmitz; 13. As teacher Johannes Behr; 14. Private music-making Katy Hamilton; 15. Concert life Laurenz Lütteken; 16. Genre Matthew Gelbart; 17. Folk music George Bozarth; 18. Early music Virginia Hancock; 19. Singers Natasha Loges; 20. Conductors Leon Botstein; 21. Pianists Michael Musgrave; 22. Other instrumentalists Heather Platt; 23. Instruments Anneke Scott; 24. Publishers Peter Schmitz; 25. Copyright Friedemann Kawohl; 26. Politics and religion David Brodbeck; 27. Literature Natasha Loges; 28. Philosophy Nicole Grimes; 29. Visual arts William Vaughan and Natasha Loges; 30. Science and technology Myles Jackson and Katy Hamilton; 31. Germany Johannes Behr; 32. England Katy Hamilton; 33. Analysis Heather Platt; 34. The era of national socialism Ulrike Petersen; 35. Editing Brahms Michael Struck; 36. Recordings Ivan Hewett; 37. Historical performance Michael Musgrave; 38. Inspiration Markus Böggemann; 39. Mythmaking Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton.