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Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms)
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83 by Johannes Brahms, is separated by a gap of 22 years from his Piano Concerto No. 1. Brahms began work on it in 1878 and completed the piece in 1881 while in Pressbaum near Vienna. The piece is in four movements, rather than the three typical of concertos in the Romantic period: #''Allegro non troppo'' #''Allegro appassionato'' #''Andante'' #''Allegretto grazioso'' A typical performance lasts around 50 minutes. More »
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Brahms)
Johannes Brahms's ''Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor'' is one of Brahms' most famous and frequently performed pieces. A concerto on nearly every major pianist's repertoire, it presents considerable technical challenges to the performer. Brahms worked on the composition for some years, as was the case with many of his works. After a prolonged gestation period, it was first performed on January 22, 1859 in Hanover, Germany; Brahms was just 25 years old. More »
Violin Concerto (Brahms)
The ''Violin Concerto in D major'' by Johannes Brahms, his opus 77, is one of the best-known of all violin concertos. It follows the standard concerto form, with three movements in the pattern quick-slow-quick: #''Allegro non troppo'' #''Adagio'' #''Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto'' Originally, however, the work was planned in four movements like the second piano concerto. The middle movements, one of which was intended to be a scherzo, were replaced with what... More »
Symphony No. 2 (Brahms)
The Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 was composed by Johannes Brahms in the summer of 1877 during a visit to the Austrian Alps. Its gestation was brief in comparison with the fifteen years which Brahms took to complete his First Symphony. The symphony is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings. The cheerfulness of the Symphony has been likened with the pastoral mood of Ludwig van Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. More »
Ein deutsches Requiem
''Ein deutsches Requiem'', nach Worten der heiligen Schrift , Op. 45 is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists, composed by Johannes Brahms between 1865 and 1868. ''Ein deutsches Requiem'' is sacred but non-liturgical. It comprises seven movements, which together last 70-80 minutes, making ''Ein deutsches Requiem'' Brahms's longest composition. More »
Symphony No. 1 (Brahms)
The ''Symphony No. 1 in C minor'', Op. 68, by Johannes Brahms was first performed on November 4 1876 in Karlsruhe. The premiere was conducted by Felix Otto Dessoff, a friend of the composer. It took Brahms at least 14 years to complete, the first sketches dating from 1862. The work is in the typical four movements # Un poco sostenuto – Allegro – meno Allegro # Andante sostenuto # Un poco Allegretto e grazioso # Adagio – Più Andante – Allegro non troppo ma con brio... More »
Symphony No. 3 (Brahms)
Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 was written in the summer of 1883 at Wiesbaden, nearly six years after he completed his Second Symphony. In the interim, Brahms had written some of his greatest masterpieces, including the Violin Concerto, the two overtures, and the Second Piano Concerto. The Symphony comprises four movements which take around 40 minutes in total to perform: *''Allegro con brio *''Andante *''Poco allegretto *''Allegro. More »
Symphony No. 4 (Brahms)
The ''Symphony No. 4 in E minor'' by Johannes Brahms is the last of his symphonies. It has the opus number 98. It is a lushly romantic, lyric piece and is considered by many to be his magnum opus, along with ''Ein deutsches Requiem''. Brahms began working on the piece in 1884, just a year after completing his Symphony No. 3, and completed it in 1885. It lasts about forty minutes and is divided into four movements: #''Allegro non troppo'' #''Andante moderato'' #''Allegro giocoso'' #''Allegro... More »
Hungarian Dances (Brahms)
:''For the "Hungarian folkloric dances", see Hungarian dance.'' The ''Hungarian Dances'' by Johannes Brahms , are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes. They vary from about a minute to four minutes in length. They are among Brahms' most popular works, and were certainly the most profitable for him. Each dance has been arranged for a plethora of instruments and ensembles. Brahms originally wrote the version for piano 4 hands and later arranged the first 10 dances... More »
Serenades (Brahms)
The two Serenades, Opp. 11 and 16, represented two of the earliest efforts by Johannes Brahms to write orchestral music. They both date from the 1850s when Brahms was residing in Detmold. More »
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