8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76 - 1. Capriccio. Un poco agitato (F minor)
Details
| Title | 8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76 - 1. Capriccio. Un poco agitato (F minor) |
| Author | LIMO Recording Studio |
| Duration | 3:40 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=vgUc-qWAQGM |
Description
8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76
Written in 1871 and 1878, these piano pieces represent a mature stage of Brahms' developing variation composing technique. They, although short, are as complex and deep as his large piano works. The whole set lasts about 26 minutes.
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene. In his lifetime, Brahms' popularity and influence were considerable; following a comment by the nineteenth-century conductor Hans von Bülow, he is sometimes grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the Three Bs. Brahms composed for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, and for voice and chorus. A virtuoso pianist, he premiered many of his own works; he also worked with some of the leading performers of his time, including the pianist Clara Schumann and the violinist Joseph Joachim.
