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Johannes Brahms - Serenaden Nr. 1 & 2, Ungarische Tanze = Serenades nos. 1 & 2, Hungarian Dances / Dresdner Philharmonie, Heinz Bongartz, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Valcav Neumann / Berlin Classics 2x Audio CD 2005 / 0013592BC
UPC 782124135928
The two Serenades, Op. 11 and 16, represent early efforts by Johannes Brahms to write orchestral music. They both date from after the 1856 death of Robert Schumann when Brahms was residing in Detmold and had access to an orchestra.
Brahms had a goal of reaching Ludwig van Beethoven's level in writing symphonies, and worked long and hard on his first symphony, completing it only in 1876 when he was 43 years old. As preliminary steps in composing for orchestra, he chose early on to write some lighter orchestral pieces, these Serenades. The second was first sent to Clara Schumann, who was delighted by it.
The Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) by Johannes Brahms (WoO 1), are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, completed in 1879. 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 (piano duet: two players using one piano) and later arranged the first ten dances for solo piano.
| Label: | Berlin Classics - 0013592BC |
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| Format: |
2x CD, Album
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Classical |
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Tracklist:
CD 1
Serenade No. 1 in D major
1. 1. Allegro molto 14:04
2. 2. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo 8:14
3. 3. Adagio non troppo 16:50
4. 4. Menuetto I, II 3:25
5. 5. Scherzo. Allegro 3:03
6. 6. Rondo. Allegro 6:26
CD 2
Serenade No. 2 in A major
1. 1. Allegro moderato 9:06
2. 2. Scherzo. Vivace 2:47
3. 3. Adagio non troppo 7:29
4. 4. Quasi Menuetto 5:50
5. 5. Rondo. Allegro 6:46
Hungarian Dances
6. No.1 g-Moll/G minor 3:13
7. No.3 F-Dur/F major 2:12
8. No. 4 fis-Moll/F sharp minor 5:17
9. No.5 g-Moll/G minor 2:36
10. No.6 D-Dur/D major 3:33
11. No.7 F-Dur/F major 1:42
12. No. 17 fis-Moll/F sharp minor (Arr.: A. Dvorak) 3:30
13. No. 18 D-Dur/D major (Arr.: A. Dvorak) 1:24
14. No. 20 e-Moll/E minor (Arr.: A. Dvorak) 3:18
15. No. 21 e-Moll/E minor (Arr.: A. Dvorak) 1:18
