I found the following URL, http://www.worldandi.com/archive/arapr97.htm
while searching for something else. It is about Brahms and thought it
might be interesting to those following this thread.
This is the description on the article: A few months before Johannes
Brahms died a century ago, he disclosed how he went about making music of
lasting value--by combining divine inspiration with careful craftsmanship.
Regards,
Tom Connor