Piano Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsodies Op. 79

Album by Johannes Brahms & Rudolf Buchbinder & Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest & Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Piano Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsodies Op. 79 is a late-19th-century set of works by the German composer Johannes Brahms, with the Rhapsodies published in 1879 and the Piano Concerto No. 2 completed in 1881. Musically, the pieces exemplify Brahms's mature Romantic language, combining expansive orchestral textures and virtuosic piano writing with dense harmonic richness, contrapuntal development and a careful balance between classical forms and Romantic expressiveness, reflecting his consolidation as a leading figure of late Romanticism.

First released: 2001

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Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo
17:48
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Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato
8:56
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Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. Andante
11:40
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Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso
8:37
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Rhapsody in B minor, op. 79, no. 1: Agitato
10:12
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Rhapsody in G minor, op. 79, no. 2: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro
6:24

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