Handel Variations, op. 24 / Rhapsodies, op. 79 / Piano Pieces, opp. 118 & 119

Album by Johannes Brahms & Murray Perahia

This release is a compilation of solo piano works by Johannes Brahms, comprising pieces composed between 1861 and 1893. Musically it spans Brahms's mature Romantic idiom, moving from formal variation techniques and rhapsodic, virtuosic textures to the concise, introspective character of his late piano miniatures, and it illustrates his synthesis of classical forms with dense harmonic language and contrapuntal craftsmanship that marks his later contribution to the piano repertoire.

Handel Variations, op. 24 / Rhapsodies, op. 79 / Piano Pieces, opp. 118 & 119 by Brahms - album cover

First released: 16th November 2010

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1.
Handel Variations, op. 24
26:07
2.
Rhapsody for Piano in B minor, op. 79 no. 1: Agitato
9:01
3.
Rhapsody for Piano in G minor, op. 79 no. 2: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro
6:19
4.
Intermezzo in A minor, op. 118 no. 1: Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
1:50
5.
Intermezzo in A major, op. 118 no. 2: Andante teneramente
5:10
6.
Ballade in G minor, op. 118 no. 3: Allegro energico
3:30
7.
Intermezzo in F minor, op. 118 no. 4: Allegretto un poco agitato
2:34
8.
Romance in F major, op. 118 no. 5: Andante
3:55
9.
Intermezzo in E-flat minor, op. 118 no. 6: Andante, largo e mesto
5:17
10.
Intermezzo in B minor, op. 119 no. 1: Adagio
3:35
11.
Intermezzo in E minor, op. 119 no. 2: Andantino un poco agitato
4:16
12.
Intermezzo in C major, op. 119 no. 3: Grazioso e giocoso
1:41
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Rhapsody in E-flat major, op. 119 no. 4: Allegro risoluto
5:22