Johannes Brahms
Waltzes (four hands)
Op. 39
About Johannes Brahms's Waltzes (four hands)
At the time Brahms composed the Waltzes, Op. 39, he had just taken up residence in Vienna.
The Waltzes could be regarded a tribute to two fellow Viennese composers:
Schubert, whose music Brahms was in the process of editing, and Johann Strauss, whom Brahms was known to admire very much: he on one occasion lamented that the Blue Danube waltz was “unfortunately not by Johannes Brahms”. The waltzes first appeared in the four-hand version, then two years later in a version for solo piano. They were dedicated to Dr. Eduard Hanslick (1825-1904), a famous Viennese music critic.
ID:188
Preview | Title | Key | Year | Level |
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1. Waltz | B Major | 1867 | 5 | |
2. Waltz | E Major | 1867 | 5 | |
3. Waltz | G-sharp Minor | 1867 | 4 | |
4. Waltz | E Minor | 1867 | 5 | |
5. Waltz | E Major | 1867 | 5 | |
6. Waltz | C-sharp Major | 1867 | 6 | |
7. Waltz | E Major | 1867 | 5 | |
8. Waltz | B-flat Major | 1867 | 5 | |
9. Waltz | D Minor | 1867 | 3 | |
10. Waltz | G Major | 1867 | 4 | |
11. Waltz | D Major | 1867 | 5 | |
12. Waltz | E Major | 1867 | 4 | |
13. Waltz | C Major | 1867 | 6 | |
14. Waltz | C Major | 1867 | 6 | |
15. Waltz | A Major | 1867 | 5 | |
16. Waltz | D Minor | 1867 | 4 |