Description
This is Brahms's final set of solo piano pieces, comprising three intermezzi followed by a rhapsody. The intermezzi carry the spare, autumnal quality typical of his late style, contrasting sharply with the bold, grandly proportioned closing rhapsody. As one of Brahms's last statements for the piano, the set carries a sense of summation and depth. Composed in 1893, it runs about fifteen minutes with over 7,800 notes, and though grouped among his piano pieces, the closing rhapsody is sizable in scope, requiring an advanced player to shape tone and structure across sharply contrasting movements.
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About the Composer
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Johannes Brahms was a composer born in Hamburg who rose to prominence after being championed by Robert and Clara Schumann, later settling in Vienna. He fused classical formal rigor with Romantic expressiveness across symphonies and chamber music, and in his later years wrote many introspective piano miniatures. This site includes 25 of his works, such as intermezzi, waltzes, and ballades.
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