Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzes
Op. 52

About Johannes Brahms's Liebeslieder Waltzes

These waltzes pay tribute to the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss Jr., for whom Brahms expressed great admiration.
They were written for vocal quartet with four-hand piano, but the original publication is marked “for piano duet and voice ad libitum”, indicating that the voices are optional.
This direction, made possible by the fact that most of the vocal lines are duplicated in the piano part, was evidently inserted by the publisher, who hoped to increase sales. The voices are clearly necessary for a satisfying performance of the work. The texts to the original are from folk poetry of various languages, translated into German by Georg Friedrich Daumer in his Polydora: A World-Poetic Songbook.

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Preview TitleKey Year Level
1. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 1 in E Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAB 1. Waltz - for four hands 13 E Major 1869 4
2. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 2 in A Minor by Brahms piano sheet music AAC 2. Waltz - for four hands 30 A Minor 1869 4
3. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 3 in A Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAD 3. Waltz - for four hands 29 A Major 1869 4
4. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 4 in F Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAE 4. Waltz - for four hands 17 F Major 1869 3
5. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 5 in A Minor by Brahms piano sheet music AAF 5. Waltz - for four hands 30 A Minor 1869 3
6. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 6 in A Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAG 6. Waltz - for four hands 29 A Major 1869 5
7. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 7 in A-flat Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAH 7. Waltz - for four hands 27 A-flat Major 1869 4
8. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 8 in A-flat Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAI 8. Waltz - for four hands 27 A-flat Major 1869 5
9. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 9 in E Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAJ 9. Waltz - for four hands 13 E Major 1869 5
10. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 10 in G Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAK 10. Waltz - for four hands 23 G Major 1869 4
11. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 11 in C Minor by Brahms piano sheet music AAL 11. Waltz - for four hands 2 C Minor 1869 5
12. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 12 in E-flat Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAM 12. Waltz - for four hands 11 E-flat Major 1869 4
13. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 13 in A-flat Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAN 13. Waltz - for four hands 27 A-flat Major 1869 3
14. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 14 in E-flat Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAO 14. Waltz - for four hands 11 E-flat Major 1869 3
15. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 15 in A-flat Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAP 15. Waltz - for four hands 27 A-flat Major 1869 5
16. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 16 in F Minor by Brahms piano sheet music AAQ 16. Waltz - for four hands 18 F Minor 1869 4
17. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 17 in D-flat Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAR 17. Waltz - for four hands 6 D-flat Major 1869 4
18. Waltz - for four hands Op. 52 No. 18 in D-flat Major by Brahms piano sheet music AAS 18. Waltz - for four hands 6 D-flat Major 1869 5