Brahms composed his first volume of choral-watzes in August of 1869 to poetry taken from Polydora, an 1855 collection of German folk-poems and love-songs assembled by George Friedrich Daumer (1800-1875). Rather than the usual accompaniment for piano solo, Brahms elected to provide one for piano duet. The first performance was given in Heidelberg on November 4, 1869 and issued later that year as his Op.52. The conductor Ernst Rudorff persuaded Brahms to orchestrate the accompaniment for 8 of the 18 selections (plus another subsequently included in his Op.65 set) for a concert given...
Brahms composed his first volume of choral-watzes in August of 1869 to poetry taken from Polydora, an 1855 collection of German folk-poems...
Title: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 Composer: Johannes Brahms Original Publisher: Breitkopf & Hartel As arranged for 2 Pianos by Otto Singer and originally published by Breitkopf & Hartel. Piano 1 is the original solo part, with a Piano 2 reduction of the orchestral accompaniment. Performer's Reprints are produced in conjunction with the International Music Score Library Project. These are out of print or historical editions, which we clean, straighten, touch up, and digitally reprint. Due to the age of original documents, you may find occasional blemishes, damage, or skewing of print. While...
Title: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 Composer: Johannes Brahms Original Publisher: Breitkopf & Hartel As arranged for 2 Pianos by Otto Singer and origi...