Brahms’ 21 Hungarian Dances were originally written for piano four hands, and later he arranged the first 10 dances for solo piano. The 21 dances were inspired by tunes he learned from Edouard Remenyi while on tour. Some of the tunes were arrangements of folk songs rather than Brahms’ own compositions. Each dance has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles. Nos. 4 and 5 are among his better-known Hungarian Dances. The latter was based on Csárdás by Béla Kéler, named "Bártfai emlék", which Brahms mistakenly thought was a traditional folksong.Notes by Karen Knowlton
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Johannes Brahms
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Brahms’ 21 Hungarian Dances were originally written for piano four hands, and later he arranged the first 10 dances for solo piano. The 21 dances were inspired by tunes he learned from Edouard Remenyi while on tour. Some of the tunes were arrangements of folk songs rather than Brahms’ own compositions. Each dance has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles. Nos. 4 and 5 are among his better-known Hungarian Dances. The latter was based on Csárdás by Béla Kéler, named "Bártfai emlék", which Brahms mistakenly thought was a traditional folksong. Notes by Karen Knowlton
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