Whether you know it as ‘Wiegenlied’, ‘Cradle Song’, or just simply ‘Lullaby’, Brahms’ beautiful lullaby is one of the most popular and timeless pieces of classical music. And for many, it’s the first ...

Johannes Brahms was a renowned German composer and pianist, born in 1833. He is celebrated for his symphonic works, chamber music, and piano compositions, with his Lullaby being one of his most ...

A lullaby, more than other forms of music, implies a specific performer and a specific audience. From Middle English “to lull,” the archetypical lullaby is sung gently by a mother or caretaker to a ...

The sounds of Brahms' Lullaby play over the public announcement system. Anita Malsom, a housekeeper, stops what she's doing in whatever department she is in for a brief moment. Switchboard operator ...

What’s the best classical music for Mother’s Day? From lullabies to symphonies, here are some of the most beautiful pieces of classical music written with mothers in mind, to celebrate the maternal ...

"Pick a song that you can stand to sing over and over, maybe for years," is advice that Elizabeth Wolf of Merrimac, Mass., gives new parents. "Doesn't matter how well you sing it. Over time that will ...

...Baby One More Nursery Rhyme. By Billboard Staff Hoo baby! Having trouble getting your kid to fall asleep? That’s what lullabies are for. People have been singing their babies to sleep for centuries ...

The ninth season of Music@Menlo, the lively Peninsula chamber music festival curated by pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel, is focusing on the music of Brahms. It's such an obvious and fertile ...