Masterpieces for Solo Piano: 29 Works: (Sheet Music)

by Johannes Brahms

Overview

Sometimes termed the "Romantic Classicist," Brahms successfully merged the seemingly contradictory qualities of romanticism and classicism, blending poetry with elegance, balance, and restraint.
This treasury of 38 works for solo piano, spanning forty years of Brahms's long and prolific life, includes the famous "Edward" ballade; two capriccios; seven Hungarian Dances in the composer's own transcriptions for solo piano; six intermezzos; three rhapsodies; the complete 16 waltzes, Op. 39; Sonata No. 3, the best-known and most mature of Brahms's three piano sonatas; and the complete books of two legendary works, the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel and the celebrated and dramatic Variations on a Theme by Paganini.
A fine, inexpensive compilation of piano classics, reproduced from authoritative scores, this volume will delight intermediate and advanced pianists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486401492
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	02/18/1998
Series:	Dover Music for Piano Series
Edition description:	Vienna Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	9.04(w) x 11.95(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

German composer Johannes Brahms (1833–97) was a leading musician of the Romantic period and a virtuoso pianist who premiered many of his own works. He wrote for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, solo voice, and chorus.

Table of Contents

"Edward" Ballade in D Minor (Op. 10, No. 1)
Two Capriccios
  Capriccio in B Minor (Op. 76, No. 2)
  Capriccio in G Minor (Op. 116, No. 3)
Seven Hungarian Dances
1. G Minor
2. D Minor
3. F Major
4. F-sharp Minor
5. F-sharp Minor
6. D-flat Major
7. F Major
Six Intermezzos
  Intermezzo in B-flat Major (Op. 76, No. 4)
  Intermezzo in A Minor (Op. 116, No. 2)
  Intermezzo in B-flat Minor (Op. 117, No. 2)
  Intermezzo in C-sharp Minor (Op. 117, No. 3)
  Intermezzo in A Major (Op. 118, No. 2)
  Intermezzo in E-flat Minor (Op. 118, No. 6)
Three Rhapsodies
  Rhapsody in B Minor (Op. 79, No. 1)
  Rhapsody in G Minor (Op. 79, No. 2)
  Rhapsody in E-flat Major (Op. 119, No. 4)
Sixteen Waltzes (Op. 39)
1. B Major
2. E Major
3. G-sharp Minor
4. E Minor
5. E Major
6. C Major
7. C-sharp Minor
8. B-flat Major
9. D Minor
10. G Major
11. B Minor
12. E Major
13. C Major
14. A Minor
15. A Major
16. D Minor
Sonata No. 3 in F Minor (Op. 5)
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante espressivo
III. Scherzo: Allegro energico
IV. Intermezzo: Andante molto
V. Finale: Allegro moderato ma rubato
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel (Op. 24)
Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Op. 35)
  First Set
  Second Set