Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 (Brahms) explained

Brahms's Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118, were completed in 1893 and published with a dedication to Clara Schumann. The set was the penultimate of Brahms's published works. It was also his penultimate work for piano solo.

The pieces are frequently performed. Like Brahms's other late keyboard works, Op. 118 is more introspective than his earlier piano pieces, which tend to be more virtuosic in character. The six pieces are:

1. Intermezzo in A minor. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
2. Intermezzo in A major. Andante teneramente
3. Ballade in G minor. Allegro energico
4. Intermezzo in F minor. Allegretto un poco agitato
5. Romanze in F major. Andante
6. Intermezzo in E minor. Andante, largo e mesto

External links

• A public domain engraving of the second piece using GNU LilyPond is available from the Mutopia Project in several formats.
  • , performed by Garrick Ohlsson
• Detailed Listening Guide using the recording by Martin Jones
• Recordings of Klavierstucke Op.118 are available from the Piano Society as well as from this website.