Description
Johannes Brahms - 21 Ungarische Tänze - Hungarian Dances / Magyar táncok
Classica
Audio CD 1990
London Festival Orchestra - Alfred Scholz
UPC 8004883550227
DDD Stereo Classica
Tracklist:
| 1 | Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor: Allegro Molto | |
| 2 | Hungarian Dance No. 2 In D Minor: Allegro Non Assai | |
| 3 | Hungarian Dance No. 3 In F Major: Allegretto | |
| 4 | Hungarian Dance No. 4 In F Minor: Poco Sostenuto | |
| 5 | Hungarian Dance No. 5 In F Minor: Allegro | |
| 6 | Hungarian Dance No. 6 In D-Flat Major: Vivace | |
| 7 | Hungarian Dance No. 7 In F Major: Allegretto | |
| 8 | Hungarian Dance No. 8 In A Minor: Presto | |
| 9 | Hungarian Dance No. 9 In E Minor: Allegro Non Troppo | |
| 10 | Hungarian Dance No. 10 In E Major: Presto | |
| 11 | Hungarian Dance No. 11 In D Minor: Poco Andante | |
| 12 | Hungarian Dance No. 12 In D Minor: Presto | |
| 13 | Hungarian Dance No. 13 In D Major: Andantino Grazioso | |
| 14 | Hungarian Dance No. 14 In D Minor: Un Poco Andante | |
| 15 | Hungarian Dance No. 15 In B-Flat Major: Allegretto Grazioso | |
| 16 | Hungarian Dance No. 16 In F Minor: Con Moto | |
| 17 | Hungarian Dance No. 17 In F Minor: Andantino | |
| 18 | Hungarian Dance No. 18 In D Major: Molto Vivace | |
| 19 | Hungarian Dance No. 19 In B Minor: Allegretto | |
| 20 | Hungarian Dance No. 20 In E Minor: Poco Allegretto | |
| 21 | Hungarian Dance No. 21 In E Minor: Vivace |
- Conductor – Alfred Scholz
- Orchestra – The London Festival Orchestra
Notes
Total playing time 56:38
The Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) (Hungarian: Magyar táncok) by Johannes Brahms (WoO 1), are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, completed in 1869.
They vary from about a minute to five minutes in length. They are among Brahms's most popular works, and were the most profitable for him. Each dance has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles. Brahms originally wrote the version for piano four hands and later arranged the first 10 dances for solo piano.
Only numbers 11, 14 and 16 are entirely original compositions. The better-known Hungarian Dances include Nos. 1 and 5, the latter which was based on the csárdás "Bártfai emlék" (Memories of Bártfa) by Hungarian composer Béla Kéler, which Brahms mistakenly thought was a traditional folksong. A footnote on the Ludwig-Masters edition of a modern orchestration of Hungarian Dance No.1 states: "The material for this dance is believed to have come from the Divine Csárdás (ca. 1850) of Hungarian composer and conductor Miska Borzó."
