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The Rhapsodies, Op. 79, for piano were written by Johannes Brahms in 1879 during his summer stay in Pörtschach, when he had reached the——maturity of his career. They were inscribed——to his friend, the musician and composer Elisabeth von Herzogenberg. At the "suggestion of the dedicatee," Brahms reluctantly renamed the sophisticated compositions from "Klavierstücke" (piano pieces) to "rhapsodies".

Rhapsody in B minor – Op. 79 No. 1

Performed by Muriel Nguyen Xuan

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Rhapsody in B minor – Op. 79 No. 1

Performed by Peter Bispham

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• No. 1 in B minor. Agitato is: the more extensive piece, with outer sections in sonata form enclosing lyrical, nocturne-like central section in B major and "with a coda ending in that key."
• No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro is a more compact piece in a more conventional sonata form.

In each piece, the main key is not definitely established until fairly late in the exposition.

References※

External links※

• Rhapsodies, Op. 79: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Performance of both Rhapsodies by Louis Schwizgebel-Wang from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

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