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Part I. General treatise. The position of Brahms among the great masters -- Brahms as a pianoforte composer -- Abstracts character of the Brahms pianoforte works -- Technical traits and classification -- First period. The "Symphonic" -- Second period. The "Technical" -- Third period. The "Contemplative" -- Part II. The handbook. Op. 1 sonata in C ; Op. 2 sonata in F sharp minor ; Op. 4 scherzo in E flat minor ; Op. 5 sonata in F minor ; Op. 9 variations on a theme by Robert Schumann ; Op. 10 three ballades and intermezzo ; Op. 15 first piano concerto in D minor ; Op. 21, no. 1 variations on an original theme ; Op. 21, no. 2 variations on a Hungarian song ; Op. 23 variations for piano duet, on a theme by Robert Schumann ; Op. 24 variations and fugue on a theme by Handel ; Op. 35, no. 1 variations (studies) on a Paganini theme, bk. 1 ; Op. 35, no. 2 variations (studies) on a Paganini theme, bk. 2 ; Op. 39 valses for piano duet ; Op. 76 Eight clavierstucke. Capriccio in F sharp minor ; Capriccio in B minor ; Intermezzo in A flat ; Intermezzo in B flat ; Capriccio in C sharp minor ; Intermezzo in A ; Intermezzo in A minor ; Capriccio in C -- Op. 79 two rhapsodies. First rhapsody, in B minor ; Second rhapsody, in G minor -- Op. 83 second piano concerto in B-flat ; Op. 116 seven fantasias. Capriccio in D minor ; Intermezzo in A minor ; Capriccio in G minor ; Intermezzo in E ; Intermezzo in E minor ; Intermezzo in E ; Capriccio in D minor -- Op. 117 three intermezzi. No. 1, in E flat (cradle-song) ; No. 2, in B flat minor ; No. 3, in C sharp minor -- Op. 118 six clavierstucke. Intermezzo in C ; Intermezzo in A ; Ballade in G minor ; Intermezzo in F minor ; Romance in F ; Intermezzo in E flat minor -- Op. 119 four clavierstucke. Intermezzo in B minor ; Intermezzo in E minor ; Intermezzo in C ; Rhapsody in E flat -- Part III. Supplement: works without opus number and posthumous. Exercises (the fifty-one) ; Studies arranged from the works of other composers. Chopin study ; Weber rondo ; Bach presto ; Bach chaconne -- Arrangements. Gavotte, Gluck ; The 21 Hungarian dances -- Organ works. Op. 122 eleven choral preludes ; Choral prelude and fugue on "O Traurig keit" ; Fugue in A flat minor -- Pianoforte arrangements of Brahms' works made by the composer himself. |
