Brahms, Johannes

Two Rhapsodies for Piano op. 79

- Up-to-date scholarly Urtext performing edition faithful to the sources

- Reader-friendly engraving with practical page turns and a fold-out page

- With fingering and notes on performance practice in Brahms’ day (Ger/Eng)

Edition no. BA09614

ISMN 9790006530830

Volume / Series: BÄRENREITER URTEXT

Editor: Köhn, Christian

Instrumentation of the work: Piano

Language(s) of text: German, English

Product format: Performance score, Anthology, Urtext edition

Instrumentation: Piano

Binding: Stapled

Pages / Format: X, 22 S. - 31,0 x 24,3 cm

Brahms’ vivacious “Rhapsodies” op. 79 of 1879 are among his most frequently played works. He had a hard time finding a suitable title for them, vacillating between “Piano Piece”, “Capriccio” (No. 1) and ”Caprices”. His hand was forced by the dedicatee Elisabeth von Herzogenberg, who welcomed the pieces with the salutation “Ye (to me) nameless ones in the nebulous garb of rhapsodies”.

Now Brahms expert Christian Köhn is presenting these popular pieces in an up-to-date new edition that remains faithful to the sources and reflects the latest findings of Brahms scholarship. In addition to the informative Preface the edition offers enlightening details regarding performance practice of Brahms' day. With a reader-friendly engraving, comfortable page turns including a fold-out page and fingering where required, the edition meets all the needs of today’s performers.