6 Klavierstücke, Op.118
Op. 118
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897
Op. 118
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Late intimate masterpieces·For Clara Schumann·Contains the A major Intermezzo·Composed 1893
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About the piece
Six pieces composed in 1893 and dedicated to Clara Schumann, among the last music Brahms wrote for piano and among the most treasured in the entire literature.
The second, the Intermezzo in A major, is one of the most beloved short pieces ever written for the instrument, and the set closes with a bleak, unresolved E♭ minor Intermezzo that reads as a farewell. Brahms called such pieces the lullabies of his sorrows.
The composer
Johannes Brahms
1833–1897
Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. His music features expressive counterpoint, freer dissonance, rhythmic vitality, and traditional forms. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, a Requiem, much chamber music, and hundreds of folk-song arrangements and Lieder.
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