Piano Pieces Op. 76 - Brahms Monti dramatic references to the Dies

dramatic references to the Dies Irae

Johannes Brahms:

Here the editors take the premise that already a few decades after Brahms‘ death a widening gulf developed between the composer’s expectations and the performance practices of the early 20th century

expanding to home-based and studio lessons

The edition is supplemented by a chapter on performance practice providing in-depth information on piano playing in Mozart’s time (Ger / Eng)

Piano Pieces Op. 76 - Brahms Monti dramatic references to the DiesBrahms mainly composed the eight Piano Pieces op. 76 in summer 1878 in the summer resort of Prtschach at Lake Wrth. Theodor Billroth, a close friend, was enthusiastic about the new works: 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. As the volume Piano Pieces was published in 2011 as part of the