what are some interesting facts on Brahms?

Answer 1

He was born in Hamburg.
He was said to have been in love with Clara Schumann, wife of Robert Schumann, and was a good friend of both Schumanns.
He wrote an amazing work called the German Requiem after his mother died.
He was buried in Vienna

Answer 2

As a teenager Brahms used to work playing the piano in a Hamburg brothel where he was referred to as the "professor" by at least one of the girls.

Answer 3

Brahms was color blind.