Scandalous Overtures
Season 1
Ep 15. Johannes Brahms: Brahms, the Ladies, and the Trick Rocking Chair
- March 3, 2015
- 6 min
A trick rocking chair in Johannes Brahms' apartment was reserved, almost exclusively, for unsuspecting women. He would offer a seat in the chair to his guests, which would send them either flopping forward or flying backward, eliciting uproarious laughter from Brahms.