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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 ...
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.
Piano Concerto No. 2 refers to the second piano concerto written by one of a number of composers: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Bartók) in G major; Piano Concerto No. 2 (Beethoven) in B-flat major; Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms) in B-flat major; Piano Concerto No. 2 (Chopin) in F minor; Piano Concerto No. 2 (Field) in A-flat major; Piano Concerto No. 2 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major may refer to: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Beethoven) Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms)
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.
Geistliches Lied (English: "Sacred Song" or "Spiritual Song"), Op. 30, by Johannes Brahms is an 1856 work for four-part mixed chorus accompanied by organ or piano.The composition is in the form of a double canon set to text by Paul Flemming.
Fünf Gesänge (Five songs), Op. 104, is a song cycle of five part songs for mixed choir a cappella by Johannes Brahms. Composed in 1888 when Brahms was a 55-year-old bachelor, the five songs reflect an intensely nostalgic and even tragic mood. Brahms has chosen texts which centre on lost youth, summer turning into fall and, ultimately, man's ...
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.