Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5 / Three Intermezzi, Op. 117

Album by Johannes Brahms & Emanuel Ax

Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5 and the Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 are solo piano works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1853 and 1892 respectively. The sonata is an expansive early-Romantic work that employs virtuosic passages, dense textures and broad formal structures suggestive of orchestral thinking, while the Op. 117 intermezzi are compact, late-period miniatures that emphasise introspective lyricism, refined harmony and economy of material, together tracing Brahms’s development from youthful ambition to a more concentrated late style in the piano repertoire.

Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5 / Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 by Brahms - album cover

First released: 1990

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1.
Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso
10:39
2.
Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: II. Andante. Andante espressivo - Andante molto
10:43
3.
Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo. Allegro energico
4:35
4.
Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo. Andante molto
3:44
5.
Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
8:02
6.
Intermezzo in E-flat major, Op. 117 No. 1: Andante
4:38
7.
Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2: Andante non troppo e con molta espressione
4:31
8.
Intermezzo in C-sharp minor, Op. 117 No. 3: Andante con moto
6:11