The works of Romantic period German composer, pianist, and conductor Johannes Brahms are often cited as the inspiration for generations of composers who followed and are staples of modern concert repertoire. Brahms has been famously grouped along with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the “Three Bs” of music. Known as an uncompromising perfectionist, Johannes Brahms played a Ritmüller piano when in the German city of Göttingen. In fact, it was in the Ritmüller private performance hall there that a fellow composer heard Brahms working on two symphonic pieces and suggested he combine them into what would become his famous Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15.