What made Johannes Brahms an exceptional composer?

Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist who wrote symphonies, concerti, chamber music, piano works, and choral compositions. Synopsis Born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 1833, Brahms was the great master of symphonic and sonata style in the second half of the 19th century. read more

Marxsen conveyed to Brahms the tradition of these composers and ensured that Brahms's own compositions were grounded in that tradition. In 1847 Brahms made his first public appearance as a solo pianist in Hamburg, playing a Fantasy of Sigismund Thalberg. read more

Of course one music genre can't be sourced with one composer but Brahms (with Hungarian Dances and other works) has great effect on ragtime and indirectly jazz music roots not only harmonically but also rhythmically. For me this makes Brahms works exceptional to be one of the main supply roots of contemporary piano music and jazz. read more