Fantasias op. 116 / Piano Pieces op. 119 / Piano Sonata no. 2 op. 2

Album by Johannes Brahms & Emanuel Ax

Fantasias Op.116, Piano Pieces Op.119 and the Piano Sonata No.2 Op.2 are piano works by Johannes Brahms composed and published between 1853 and 1893. The pieces span Brahms's early to late career, the sonata exemplifying his youthful engagement with large-scale Romantic sonata form while the late Op.116 and Op.119 distil his mature, introspective piano style into short, contrapuntally-inflected character pieces marked by chromatic harmony, rhythmic subtlety and concentrated expression.

First released: 1995

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Seven Fantasies, op. 116: 1, Capriccio in D minor: Presto energico
2:08
2.
Seven Fantasies, op. 116: 2. Intermezzo in A minor: Andante
3:29
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Seven Fantasies, op. 116: 3. Capriccio in G minor: Allegro passionato
2:59
4.
Seven Fantasies, op. 116: 4. Intermezzo in E major: Adagio
4:37
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Seven Fantasies, op. 116: 5. Intermezzo in E minor: Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento
2:50
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Seven Fantasies, op. 116: 6. Intermezzo in E major: Andantino teneramente
3:29
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Seven Fantasies, op. 116: 7. Capriccio in D minor: Allegro agitato
2:14
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Four Piano Pieces, op. 119: 1. Intermezzo in B minor: Adagio
4:16
9.
Four Piano Pieces, op. 119: 2. Intermezzo in E minor: Andantino un poco agitato
4:47
10.
Four Piano Pieces, op. 119: 3. Intermezzo in C major: Grazioso e giocoso
1:39
11.
Four Piano Pieces, op. 119: 4. Rhapsody in E-flat major: Allegro risoluto
5:19
12.
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 2: 1. Allegro non troppo ma energico
6:08
13.
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 2: 2. Andante con espressione
4:43
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Sonata for Piano no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 2: 3. Scherzo: allegro - Trio. Poco più moderato
3:47
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Sonata for Piano no. 2 in F-sharp minor, op. 2: 4. Finale: introduzione: Sostenuto - Allegro non troppo e rubato
11:05