Hungarian Dances (Piano Four Hands)

Album by Johannes Brahms & Klavierduo Kontarsky

Hungarian Dances (Piano Four Hands) is a set of piano four-hands compositions by Johannes Brahms, first published in 1869. Rooted in Hungarian and Central European folk-inspired rhythms and melodies, the pieces blend lyrical themes with lively dance rhythms and pianistic interplay, reflecting Brahms's engagement with folk material and occupying a distinctive place in his mid-career output and in the wider Romantic-era repertoire.
First released: 1976

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
    3:13
  2. 2.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 2 in D minor: Allegro non assai - Vivo
    4:09
  3. 3.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 3 in F major: Allegretto
    2:51
  4. 4.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 4 in F minor: Poco sostenuto - Vivace - Molto Allegro
    4:35
  5. 5.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro - Vivace
    1:56
  6. 6.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 6 in D-flat major: Vivace - Molto sostenuto
    3:12
  7. 7.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 7 in F major: Allegretto
    1:53
  8. 8.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 8 in A minor: Presto
    2:42
  9. 9.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 9 in E minor: Allegro non troppo - Poco sostenuto
    2:27
  10. 10.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 10 in E major: Presto
    1:40
  11. 11.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 11 in A minor: Poco Andante
    2:58
  12. 12.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 12 in D minor: Presto - Poco meno presto
    2:29
  13. 13.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 13 in D major: Andantino grazioso - Vivace
    1:41
  14. 14.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 14 in D minor: Un poco Andante
    2:00
  15. 15.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 15 in B-flat major: Allegretto grazioso
    2:25
  16. 16.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 16 in F minor: Con moto - Presto - Poco meno presto
    2:35
  17. 17.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 17 in Andantino - Vivace - Meno presto
    3:33
  18. 18.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 18 in D major: Molto vivace
    1:19
  19. 19.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 19 in B minor: Allegretto - Più presto
    2:08
  20. 20.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 20 in E minor: Poco Allegretto - Vivace
    2:14
  21. 21.
    Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 21 in E minor: Vivace - Più presto
    1:20

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