Desc: Johannes Brahms - Die Pranke des Löwen: Directed by Annette Baumeister. With Gedeon Burkhard, Finnlay Berger, Esther Zimmering, Thomas Huber. The highly talented composer Johannes Brahms was a close friend of Clara and Robert Schumann. International music critics put his work on a par with Beethoven's. The docudrama combines dramatic re-enactments with documentary sequences, painting a vivid picture of Brahms's musical pursuits and private life.