Brahms: At the Piano

Description

Brahms' music does not have to be difficult or melancholy – the selection here proves it. Even less advanced pianists will find playable, immediately appealing pieces amongst his works for piano. His delicate intermezzi are dreamy and soulful in mood, while the selection of his waltzes (which Brahms himself published again in simplified versions) shows his cheerful, "Austrian" side.

Pieces

• Waltz in E Major, No. 5 from 16 Waltzes (Simplified Version for Solo Piano), Op. 39
• Waltz in B-flat Major, No. 8 from 16 Waltzes (Simplified Version for Solo Piano), Op. 39
• Waltz in D Minor, No. 9 from 16 Waltzes (Simplified Version for Solo Piano), Op. 39
• Intermezzo in E Major, No. 6 from 7 Fantasies, Op. 116
• Intermezzo in A Minor from 8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76
• Intermezzo in E-flat major from 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
• Waltz in G Major, No. 10 from 16 Waltzes (Simplified Version for Solo Piano), Op. 39
• Waltz in B Minor, No. 11 from 16 Waltzes (Simplified Version for Solo Piano), Op. 39
• Waltz in A Major, No. 15 from 16 Waltzes (Simplified Version for Solo Piano), Op. 39
• Intermezzo in B-flat Major from 8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76
• 4 Ballades, Op. 10
• Rhapsody in G Minor, No. 2 from 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79
• Romance in F Major, No. 5 from 6 Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
• Intermezzo in C Major, No. 3 from 4 Pieces for Piano, Op. 119
• Ballad in G Minor, No. 3 from 6 Pieces for Piano, Op. 118