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Johannes Brahms was born on May 7th, 1833 in Hamburg Germany.
约翰内斯·勃拉姆斯1833年5月7日生于德国汉堡。
His father Johannes Jacob, a double bass player in the Hamburg city orchestra, taught Johannes piano from the age of seven.
他的父亲约翰内斯·雅各布是汉堡市管弦乐团的低音提琴手，他从约翰内斯7岁时开始就教他弹奏钢琴。
With additional tutoring by Otto Castle and Edouard Markson, Brahms talent on the piano developed quickly.
在奥托·卡斯尔和爱德华·马克逊的辅导下，勃拉姆斯的钢琴天赋迅速发展。
He earned money in his youth by performing at local taverns.
他年轻时靠在当地酒馆表演挣钱。
At the age of 20, he travelled to Dusseldorf to meet Robert and Clara Schumann.
20岁那年，他到杜塞尔多夫去见罗伯特·舒曼夫妇。
The two were so deeply impressed by the composer's musical abilities that after taking Brahms into their household,
舒曼夫妇对这位作曲家的音乐才能印象深刻，他们让勃拉姆斯住到家中。
Robert shortly before being committed to an insane asylum wrote glowingly in an article
罗伯特在被送进精神病院前不久写过一篇文章，
in which he praised the talents of the young eagle.
赞美这位年轻人的才华。
Considered the unopposed heir of the mantle left by Ludwig van Beethoven,
人们认为勃拉姆斯是路德维希·凡·贝多芬无可匹敌的继承人，
Brahms feared the standard set by the great composer would be too much to overcome in his own work.
勃拉姆斯担心贝多芬所设定的标准难以在自己的作品中超越。
Brahms published his First Symphony in C Minor, with the help of the continuous encouragement by Clara Schumann, at the age of 43,
在克拉拉·舒曼的不断鼓励下，勃拉姆斯于43岁那年出版了《C小调第一交响曲》，
some 20 years after its initial inception.
这部作品从构思到最后完成，用了近20年的时间。
He went on to write three more symphonies throughout the remaining years of his life.
他在余生中，又创作了三部交响乐。
Today, Brahms is most recognized by his set of Hungarian dances, most specifically his Hungarian dance No. 5.
今天，勃拉姆斯最受认可的是他的《匈牙利舞曲》组曲，尤其是《匈牙利舞曲第5号》。
Johannes Brahms died of liver cancer on April 3rd 1897 in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 63.
1897年4月3日，约翰内斯·勃拉姆斯因肝癌在奥地利维也纳去世，享年63岁。
