Teaching the piano was an important source of income for Brahms, as it was for many nineteenth-century composers. This gave rise to collections of exercises which at first he only occasionally wrote down, but
The Scottish ballad “Edward” from J. G. Herders anthology of folk songs “Stimmen der Völker in Liedern” made such a deep impression on Brahms that, as he told a friend, the melodies came to him effortlessly.
Song List:
Brahms: Capriccio d minor op. 116,1
Brahms: Capriccio d minor op. 116,7
Brahms: Capriccio g minor op. 116,3
Brahms: Intermezzo a minor op. 116,2
Brahms:
Johannes Brahms' piano sonatas were among the 20-year-old composer's first publications. They were written in 1852-53, with the slow movement of this C major Sonata, which used the song “Verstohlen geht der Mond auf,” bearing the earliest date, April 1852
Brahms mainly composed the eight Piano Pieces op. 76 in summer 1878 in the summer resort of Pörtschach at Lake Wörth. Theodor Billroth, a close friend, was enthusiastic about the new works: “These are magnifi
Song List:
Brahms: Ballad B major op. 10,4
Brahms: Ballad D major op. 10,2
Brahms: Ballad [Edward-Ballad] d minor op. 10,1
Brahms: Ballad [Intermezzo] b minor op. 10,
Song List:
Brahms: Ballad B major op. 10,4
Brahms: Ballad D major op. 10,2
Brahms: Ballad [Edward-Ballad] d minor op. 10,1
Brahms: Ballad [Intermezzo] b minor op. 10,
Brahms's First String Sextet became very popular after its publication in 1861, yet his publisher Simrock still hesitated when the composer offered him a second such work in 1865, “in the same cheerful mood”
In 1879, about ten years before Johannes Brahms composed his late, melancholic piano pieces, he wrote the two Rhapsodies op. 79 – two markedly passionate and comparatively extensiv
Composer: Johannes Brahms
“Do you love Brahms?” The majority of music lovers will answer “yes”, and they might be thinking of the Waltz op. 39 no. 15 its gently rocking melody is one of Brahmss most famous inspirations. Both original versions of this po
Following the publication of the 16 Waltzes for piano four hands, Brahms' publisher succeeded in persuading the composer to do a version for piano solo. After initially hesitating, Brahms suggested two versio
“No opus number” is what Brahms gave his astonished publisher to understand, when he offered him the Hungarian Dances for publication in 1869. He placed a great deal of importance on the fact that he had mere
Brahms' Hungarian Dances count on brilliant and spirited virtuosity whereas his 16 Waltzes op. 39 are more modest and intimate. Yet they are just as haunting - who isn't familiar with the gently rocking melod
Composer: Johannes BrahmsEditor: Sylvia Hewig-Tröscher
Contents: Waltz in E Major, Op. 39, No. 5 • Waltz in B-flat Major, Op. 39, No. 8 • Waltz in D minor, Op. 39, No. 9 • Waltz in G Major, Op. 39, No. 10 • Waltz in B minor, Op. 39, No. 11 • Waltz in A
