Intermezzo in a minor, Op. 116, No. 2, from Seven Fantasies Johannes Brahms
For Brahms, 1892 was a productive year for
keyboard compositions, as he completed both the Op. 118 and Op. 119 sets in
addition to the fantasies that comprise Opus 116. The seven pieces of Op. 116 balance
individuality with large-scale cohesion...
Second in the set is the Intermezzo in a minor, which
opens with a meditative theme based on two eighth notes followed by a half
note. The rising or falling nature of the
half note is responsible for tension and release. The B section retains this short then long
rhythmic pattern, though now in the left hand as the right hand becomes more
active. The following A Major section
offers a lush contrast while also serving as transition, as the opening motive
returns, initially decorated through the use of grace notes... Christopher Atzinger
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Intermezzo in a minor, Op. 116, No. 2, from Seven Fantasies Play
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Intermezzo in a minor, Op. 116, No. 2, from Seven Fantasies Johannes Brahms
For Brahms, 1892 was a productive year for keyboard compositions, as he completed both the Op. 118 and Op. 119 sets in addition to the fantasies that comprise Opus 116. The seven pieces of Op. 116 balance individuality with large-scale cohesion...
Second in the set is the Intermezzo in a minor, which opens with a meditative theme based on two eighth notes followed by a half note. The rising or falling nature of the half note is responsible for tension and release. The B section retains this short then long rhythmic pattern, though now in the left hand as the right hand becomes more active. The following A Major section offers a lush contrast while also serving as transition, as the opening motive returns, initially decorated through the use of grace notes... Christopher Atzinger
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