21 Ungarische Tänze (Hungarian Dances)

Album by Johannes Brahms & Wiener Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado

Hungarian Dances (Ungarische Tänze) is a set of 21 dances for piano four hands by Johannes Brahms, composed and published between 1869 and 1880. Drawing on Hungarian folk idioms and asymmetric rhythms, the pieces combine lively dance forms with virtuosic piano writing and occupy an important place in Brahms's middle period, illustrating his engagement with national styles and spawning numerous arrangements for solo piano and orchestra.
First released: 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Hungarian Dance no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
    2:56
  2. 2.
    Hungarian Dance no. 2 in D minor: Allegro non assai - Vivace
    2:36
  3. 3.
    Hungarian Dance no. 3 in F major: Allegretto
    2:18
  4. 4.
    Hungarian Dance no. 4 in F‐sharp minor: Poco sostenuto - Vivace
    4:11
  5. 5.
    Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace
    2:18
  6. 6.
    Hungarian Dance no. 6 in D major: Vivace
    3:09
  7. 7.
    Hungarian Dance no. 7 in F major: Allegretto - Vivo
    1:34
  8. 8.
    Hungarian Dance no. 8 in A minor: Presto
    2:51
  9. 9.
    Hungarian Dance no. 9 in E minor: Allegro ma non troppo
    1:38
  10. 10.
    Hungarian Dance no. 10 in F major: Presto
    1:39
  11. 11.
    Hungarian Dance no. 11 in D minor: Poco Andante
    2:26
  12. 12.
    Hungarian Dance no. 12 in D minor: Presto
    2:20
  13. 13.
    Hungarian Dance no. 13 in D major: Andantino grazioso - Vivace
    1:37
  14. 14.
    Hungarian Dance no. 14 in D minor: Un poco Andante
    1:34
  15. 15.
    Hungarian Dance no. 15 in B‐flat major: Allegretto grazioso
    2:44
  16. 16.
    Hungarian Dance no. 16 in F major: Con moto
    2:19
  17. 17.
    Hungarian Dance no. 17 in F‐sharp major: Andantino - Vivace
    2:50
  18. 18.
    Hungarian Dance no. 18 in D major: Molto vivace
    1:24
  19. 19.
    Hungarian Dance no. 19 in B minor: Allegretto
    1:57
  20. 20.
    Hungarian Dance no. 20 in E minor: Poco Allegretto - Vivace
    2:26
  21. 21.
    Hungarian Dance no. 21 in E minor: Vivace
    1:16

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