Brahms's twenty-four chamber works include a number of the most acclaimed masterpieces in the repertoire, and his piano trios including the famous Horn and Clarinet Trios are among the most admired, performed, and recorded of all. This edition, reprinted from the definitive one prepared by Hans Gal for Breitkopf & Hartel, presents all five of these brilliant works in an inexpensive yet fine-quality volume. Included are the B Major, C Major, and C Minor Trios (Opp. 8, 87, and 101) for violin, cello, and piano; the E-flat Major Trio (Op. 40) for violin, horn (or cello or viola), and...
Brahms's twenty-four chamber works include a number of the most acclaimed masterpieces in the repertoire, and his piano trios including the famous ...
Brahms wrote only two concerti in his lifetime, each one an important staple of the concert repertoire. Noted for their grand classical concepts and thrilling technical challenges, these masterpieces -- Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 -- are featured here in full score in one convenient, affordable volume. From their mysterious and passionate introductions to their mighty conclusions, pianists, conductors, music students, and scholars will find the works in this handsome, full-sized edition ideal for study and performance purposes.
Brahms wrote only two concerti in his lifetime, each one an important staple of the concert repertoire. Noted for their grand classical concepts and t...
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. 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 at Berlin's Hochschule on March 19, 1870. Offered...
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-...
Following the success of his first volume of choral-watzes of 1869, Brahms set another 14 songs to the same poetry from Polydora, the 1855 collection of German folk-poems and love-songs assembled by George Friedrich Daumer (1800-1875) plus a conclusion set to a poem of Goethe - "Zum Schluss." Composed from 1869 through 1874, the seond volume also features numbers for solo voices placed between the 4-voiced settings. The first complete performance was given in Karlsruhe on May 8, 1875. The conductor Ernst Rudorff persuaded Brahms to orchestrate the accompaniment for No.9 (plus 8...
Following the success of his first volume of choral-watzes of 1869, Brahms set another 14 songs to the same poetry from Polydora, the 1855...