Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 (Brahms)

The Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118, are some of the most beloved items that the composer Johannes Brahms wrote for the solo instrument. Completed in 1893 and dedicated to Clara Schumann, the collection was the second to last composition to be published during Brahms' lifetime. It was also his second to last work composed for piano solo. Like Brahms' other late keyboard works, Op. 118 is overall more introspective than his earlier piano pieces, which tend to be more virtuosic in character. The six pieces are:

• No. 1. Intermezzo in A minor. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
• No. 2. Intermezzo in A major. Andante teneramente
• No. 3. Ballade in G minor. Allegro energico
• No. 4. Intermezzo in F minor. Allegretto un poco agitato
• No. 5. Romanze in F major. Andante
• No. 6. Intermezzo in E flat minor. Andante, largo e mesto

	Klavierstucke, Op. 118 - 2: Intermezzo Performed by Carlos Gardels. Courtesy of Musopen
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Orchestrations

The complete Op. 118 was orchestrated by Nathan Kelly for full symphonic orchestra and is frequently performed, particularly the Intermezzo in A major which was dedicated to orchestrator Jonathan Tunick. The Intermezzo No. 2 was also orchestrated by Bright Sheng and frequently performed.

External links

• A public domain engraving of the second piece using GNU LilyPond is available from the Mutopia Project in several formats.
• Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• 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.

Johannes Brahms
Orchestral works	Academic Festival Overture Serenades Symphony No. 1 Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 Symphony No. 4 Tragic Overture Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Concertante	Double Concerto Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 Violin Concerto
Vocal/Choral works with orchestra	A German Requiem Alto Rhapsody Gesang der Parzen Nänie Rinaldo Schicksalslied Triumphlied
Chamber music	Cello Sonata No. 1 Cello Sonata No. 2 Clarinet Quintet Clarinet Sonatas Clarinet Trio Horn Trio Piano Quartet No. 1 Piano Quartet No. 2 Piano Quartet No. 3 Piano Quintet Piano Trio No. 1 Piano Trio No. 2 Piano Trio No. 3 String Quartet No. 3 String Quintet No. 1 String Quintet No. 2 String Sextet No. 1 String Sextet No. 2 Two String Quartets, Op. 51 Violin Sonata No. 1 Violin Sonata No. 2 Violin Sonata No. 3
Piano works	Ballades, Op. 10 Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 Piano Sonata No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Other compositions	Brahms' Lullaby Eleven Chorale Preludes Fünf Gesänge, Op.104 Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52 Neue Liebeslieder Vier ernste Gesänge Zigeunerlieder
Named for Brahms	1818 Brahms Brahms (crater) Brahms Inlet
Related articles	List of compositions by genre List of compositions by opus number Brahms guitar Brahms-Institut Brahms-Preis German Romanticism International Johannes Brahms Competition Musical cryptogram Three Bs
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