Synopses & Reviews
Brahms wrote only 4 concerti all of which have become absolute staples of the concert repertoire. The works are: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Violin Concerto, Op. 77; Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102. This Dover edition reproduces them directly from Breitkopf & Härtel's definitive Samtliche Werke edition, Volumes 5 and 6.
Synopsis
Often called the last of the great classical composers, Brahms accommodated powerful romantic inclination to the demands of traditional musical form. The result is "a delightful mixture of classical form clothed in the multicolored hues of German romanticism." (John Gillespie, Five Centuries of Keyboard Music).
Brahms's masterful synthesis of these disparate elements: his inventive rhythmic drive and happy fusion of poetry and sound workmanship are strikingly evidenced in the concerti. Although he wrote only four -- two for piano, one for violin, and one double concerto for violin and cello -- they have all become absolute staples of the concert repertoire. Because they are for different instruments, however, they have rarely been available together in one convenient volume -- until now. This Dover edition reproduces all four concerti directly from Breitkopf and Hartel's definitive Samtliche Werke, Volumes 5 and 5, c. 1920-27. The original editor's commentary by Hans Gal is included both in German and in English.
The four concerti are Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15; Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83; Violin Concerto, Op. 77; and Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102.
With this single low-priced volume, students, composers, and musicologists may savor Brahms's development in the form (extending over three decades, 1845-87). Conductors and librarians will have a handy, inexpensive, complete collection, and musicians and music lovers will find a way to experience the inexhaustible variety of one of music's great masters.
Synopsis
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Violin Concerto, Op. 77; Concertos for Violin and Cello, Op. 102. Definitive Breitkopf and Hartel edition.
Synopsis
Brahms wrote only 4 concerti and they all are presented here. Includes Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Violin Concerto, Op. 77; Concertos for Violin and Cello, Op. 102. Definitive Breitkopf and Härtel edition.
Table of Contents
"Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15"
Maestoso
Adagio
Rondo. Allegro non troppo
"Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 (dedicated "to his dear friend and teacher Eduard Marxsen")"
Allegro non troppo
Allegro appassionato
Andante
Allegretto grazioso
"Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 (dedicated to Joseph Joachim)"
Allegro non troppo
Adagio
"Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace"
"Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102"
Allegro
Andante
Vivace non troppo