Piano; Piano Four Hands
(1 Piano, 4 Hands)
SKU: HL.51481648
Piano 4 Hands.
Composed by Johannes
Brahms. Edited by Jakob
Hauschildt. Henle Music
Folios. Classical.
Softcover. 31 pages. G.
Henle #HN1648. Published
by G. Henle
(HL.51481648).
UPC:
196288308423.
12.25x9.25x0.11
inches.
Johannes
Brahms twice chose a
theme by his friend and
mentor Robert Schumann as
the basis for piano
variations. While the
Variations op. 9 were
composed for piano solo,
as an exception he wrote
Opus 23 for a four-hand
scoring. Its tender,
chorale-like theme is
particularly touching and
was carefully chosen by
Brahms: It was among
Robert Schumann's last
musical thoughts, which
the composer, already
tormented by severe
delusions, believed he
heard from the voices of
angels. The Variations,
composed in 1861, end
with a kind of funeral
march and can be
understood as a wistful
farewell to his deceased
friend. The musical text
is based on the New
Brahms Complete Edition,
thus ensuring the highest
accuracy and reflecting
the most current state of
research. Furnished with
fingerings by Andreas
Groethuysen, a proven
specialist for the
four-hand repertoire,
this Urtext edition
leaves nothing to be
desired.
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