Author : Johannes Brahms

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Author : Johannes Brahms

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Brahms's music is versatile, as demonstrated by the pieces in this selection. Even amateur pianists can enjoy his immediately appealing, playable works. His delicate intermezzi evoke a dreamy, soulful mood, while the included waltzes - which Brahms himself published in simplified versions - showcase his cheerful, "Austrian" musical sensibilities.

Author : Johannes Brahms

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Author : Johannes Brahms

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In 1879, shortly before Johannes Brahms composed his late, melancholic piano pieces, he wrote the two Rhapsodies op. 79 - two markedly passionate and extensive works. In a letter to the convalescent Clara Schumann, Brahms described these pieces in his typically understated manner, remarking that "with [them] you can really run riot and test whether the course of treatment has actually had any effect." While Brahms' friend Elisabeth von Herzogenberg acknowledged that the G minor Rhapsody was her favorite, she also praised the "intensely prickly beauty" of the B minor work. Both of these popular compositions have now been revised as part of the new Brahms Complete Edition.

Author : Johannes Brahms

Tags : Henle Horizons

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“What one has so long and so boisterously merely played, is awkward to write down.” With this charming self-irony, Johannes Brahms described the lively origins of his Hungarian Dances, whose rousing rhythms and fiery melodies continue to captivate to this day. Brahms’s friend, the violinist Joseph Joachim, made a congenial arrangement for violin and piano which combines consummate virtuosity with the magic of chamber music. Our edition follows the first edition published by Simrock and compares it with the original version for piano four-hands. For the first time, it offers all the dances of this arrangement together in one volume – a musical homage to the close friendship between two exceptional artists and to the eternal power of Hungarian tone colour.

Author : Joseph Banowetz, Johannes Brahms

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Internationally renowned concert pianist Joseph Banowetz presents this definitive collection of original masterworks by Johannes Brahms, featuring a comprehensive preface, composer biography, vintage photographs, and detailed performance notes on the solos. This anthology spans a wide spectrum of Brahms's most-loved piano works that have remained popular over time. Titles: Scherzo, Op. 4 * Ballade, Op. 10, No. 1 * Waltzes, Op. 39, Nos. 1 (B major), 2 (E major), 3 (G-sharp minor), 5 (E major), 8 (B-flat major), 9 (D minor), and 15 (A-flat major) * Klavierstücke, Op. 76, Nos. 2 (Capriccio, B minor), 4 (Intermezzo, B-flat major), and 7 (Intermezzo, A minor) * Fantasien, Op. 116, Nos. 2 (Intermezzo, A minor), 4 (Intermezzo, E major), and 6 (Intemezzo, E major) * Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, No. 1 (Intermezzo, E-flat major) * Klavierstücke, Op. 118, No. 2 (Intermezzo, A major) * Klavierstücke, Op. 119, No. 3 (Intermezzo, C major) * Hungarian Dances, WoO 1, No. 2 (D minor) * Sarabandes, WoO 5 posth., Nos. 1 (A minor), and 2 (B minor) * and Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79, Nos. 1 (B minor), and 2 (G minor).

Author : Johannes Brahms

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Author : Johannes Brahms, Willard A. Palmer

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Composed in 1892, these three works exemplify Brahms' exceptional compositional skill. Op. 117 embodies tranquility, simplicity, thematic development, and a keen sensitivity to tonal nuances. The music retains its original essence, offering students a precise model for delivering a performance that is stylistically informed.

Author : Johannes Brahms

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