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The public premiere of the concerto was given in Budapest on 9 November 1881, with Brahms as soloist and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, and was an immediate success. [2] He proceeded to perform the piece in many cities across Europe. [3] The piece is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B ♭), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (initially 2 in B ...
Leopold Stokowski made a large number of transcriptions for full orchestra, including the Toccata and Fugue in D minor for organ, which appeared in the film Fantasia and the Little Fugue in G minor. Alexander Siloti made many piano transcriptions of Bach, most famously his Prelude in B minor based on Bach's Prelude in E minor, BWV 855a.
Robert Hausmann (13 August 1852 – 18 January 1909) was a notable 19th-century German cellist who premiered important works by Johannes Brahms (including the Double Concerto) and Max Bruch (including Kol Nidrei). He was the cellist for the Joachim Quartet and taught at the Berlin Königliche Hochschule für Müsik.
Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122, is a collection of works for organ by Johannes Brahms, written in 1896, at the end of the composer's life, immediately after the death of his beloved friend, Clara Schumann, published posthumously in 1902. [1]
The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24, is a work for solo piano written by Johannes Brahms in 1861. It consists of a set of twenty-five variations and a concluding fugue, all based on a theme from George Frideric Handel's Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in B ♭ major, HWV 434.
They show Brahms' interest in lullaby; in particular, Brahms told a friend that they were "three lullabies of my grief". [1] They consist of: [2] No. 1 in E♭ major, Andante moderato; No. 2 in B♭ minor, Andante non troppo e con molta espressione; No. 3. in C♯ minor, Andante con moto; The first intermezzo is among Brahms' most popular piano ...
The Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26, by Johannes Brahms is scored for piano, violin, viola and cello. It was completed in 1861 [1] and received its premiere in November 1862 by the Hellmesberger Quartet with the composer playing the piano part. [2] It has been especially noted for drawing influence from composer Franz Schubert.
The set was the penultimate of Brahms's published works. It was also his penultimate work for piano solo. The pieces are frequently performed. Like Brahms's other late keyboard works, Op. 118 is more introspective than his earlier piano pieces, which tend to be more virtuosic in character. The six pieces are: Intermezzo in A minor.