8 Klavierstücke Op76 by Johannes Brahms

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𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. • Theodor Billroth, a close friend . • During his stay in the lovely village of Pörtschach in the summer of 1879, Brahms worked diligently on his Violin Concerto, but he also returned to composing piano pieces, resulting in the Klavierstücke, op. 76. He had produced no piano works for public consumption in fifteen years, but had not abandoned his principal instrument completely as seen by the first of these pieces, which he had originally presented to Clara Schumann as a birthday present in 1871. Having permanently left behind the monumental sonatas and variation sets of his earlier period, he took up the thread of “miniatures,” begun with the Opus 10 Ballades and which would culminate in the late great piano pieces, opp. 116–119. He found such shorter pieces perfect for exploring a myriad of subtle textures and nuances of mood. And, as it turns out, he had not abandoned the variation techniques that fascinated him at all periods of his life—he had simply refined them. • The eight Klavierstücke, op. 76, are divided into two main types: the faster, more extroverted Capriccios—Nos. 1, 2, 5, and 8—and the slower, more introspective Intermezzos—Nos. 3, 4, 6, and 7. Brahms invented such a variety of characters within each type, however, that the designations remain only loose categorizations. The first Capriccio, in F-sharp minor, and the second, in B minor, for example, could hardly be more different. The first is a swirling, turbulent piece, whereas the famous second Capriccio presents a lighthearted, sometimes impish demeanor. Brahms’s friend Elisabet von Herzogenberg, from whom he frequently solicited opinions on his music, said the F-sharp minor Capriccio was her favorite, but she also loved playing the second. • 1 - Capriccio in f-sharp minor • 2 - Capriccio in b minor • 3 - Intermezzo in A-flat major • 4 - Intermezzo in B-flat major • 5 - Capriccio in c-sharp minor • 6 - Intermezzo in A major • 7 - Intermezzo in a minor • 8 - Capriccio in C major • Interesting fact : • The composer was in no hurry at all to have the pieces printed, even though his publisher Fritz Simrock had repeatedly inquired about them from August 1878, and, with typically ironic comments, increasingly pressed for their publication. Thus for example he wrote on 6 December 1878: “If the piano pieces do not arrive soon, I shall apply to requisition your furniture – and by the way there should be established a ‘Society against Cruelty to Publishers’ in the manner of the ‘Society against Cruelty to Animals’ – ‘pooh’: you should be ashamed to submit me to this rack of torture, deprived of your songs and piano pieces – how many volumes must you send to set things right again?” • (Johannes Brahms und Fritz Simrock, Weg einer Freundschaft: Briefe des Verlegers an den Komponisten, ed. by Kurt Stephenson, Hamburg, 1961, p. 132). Around the beginning of November • 1878 Brahms seriously considered publishing the pieces, but then delayed again . Alluding to the • composer, pianist and arranger Theodor Kirchner, Brahms asked Simrock on 31 October, with regard to possible titles: “Do you have a title!??!!??!?: ‘From all the countries of the world’ would be the • most sincere, ‘Kirchneriana’ the funniest, can you think of one? Caprices and Intermezzi or Phantasies would be the correct one, if that worked in regard to the different word endings. Something that says a similar thing! Or something very simple!” (Brahms Briefwechsel X, pp. 91 f.). He finally sent his publisher the engraver’s copy of the pieces in early February 1879, with the neutral title “Klavierstücke”. Brahms read proofs of the pieces that same month, after which they appeared in print shortly before mid-March 1879, in two volumes. • Record Label: Le Salon de la Musique • Live - Studio Recording in Dali Saal • • Thanks to Miguel Proença, friend and founder of the project. • #brahms #completepianoworks #klavierstücke #immanuelbah #classicalmusic #piano #yamaha #pianist

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