- Source: Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 (Brahms)
- Max Reger
- Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 (Brahms)
- Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 (Brahms)
- Clarinet Sonatas (Brahms)
- Wiegenlied (Brahms)
- Ballades, Op. 10 (Brahms)
- Three Intermezzi for piano, Op. 117 (Brahms)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms)
- Symphony No. 3 (Brahms)
- Piano Quintet (Brahms)
- Fantasies, Op. 116 (Brahms)
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:
Intermezzo in A minor. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
Intermezzo in A major. Andante teneramente
Ballade in G minor. Allegro energico
Intermezzo in F minor. Allegretto un poco agitato
Romanze in F major. Andante
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.
Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Brahms: Klavierstucke, Op. 118 on YouTube, performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Performance on YouTube, piano soloist: Carter Johnson
Animated Score on YouTube, performed by Arcadi Volodos
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.