Katrin Eich

The Scottish ballad 'Edward' from J. G. Herders anthology of folk songs 'Stimmen der Völker in Liedern' made such a deep impression on Brahms that, as he told a friend, the melodies came to him effort...

'Do you love Brahms?' The majority of music lovers will answer 'yes', and they might be thinking of the Waltz op. 39 no. 15 - its gently rocking melody is one of Brahms's most famous inspirations. Bot...

When his contemporaries heard the works that Johannes Brahms had composed during his summer holiday in Ischl in 1893 - the Piano Pieces op. 118 -, they were delighted. Clara Schumann was one of the fi...

When his contemporaries heard the works that Johannes Brahms had composed during his summer holiday in Ischl in 1893 - the Piano Pieces op. 118 -, they were delighted. Clara Schumann was one of the fi...

Replaces HN36 Fingering: Andreas Boyde Johannes Brahms' late piano works in the form of the two editions HN36 (paperbound) and 37 (clothbound) have been a cornerstone of the Henle catalogue ever since...

Brahms's First String Sextet became very popular after its publication in 1861, yet his publisher Simrock still hesitated when the composer offered him a second such work in 1865, 'in the same cheerfu...

With opuses 1, 2, 4, 5, and 10, this volume contains virtually all of Johannes Brahms' early piano oeuvre, with which the budding composer and pianist introduced himself to the public. The Scherzo op....

Johannes Brahms's piano sonatas were among the 20-year-old composer's first publications. They were written in 1852-53, with the slow movement of this C major Sonata, which uses the song 'Verstohlen g...

Johannes Brahms's Piano Sonatas opp. 1, 2 and 5 were among the first works that the 20-year-old composer published. They were composed in 1852/53, although the Sonata in f-sharp minor was apparently t...

Johannes Brahms's piano sonatas opp. 1, 2 and 5 were among the first works that the then 20-year-old composer published. Much of the music of the f-minor Sonata is closely connected to Brahms's visit...

The Sextet in B-flat major was already judged to be 'one of the most beautiful works by this young composer' after its initial performances in early 1861. It was popular with both public and press, an...

Die Kammermusik César Francks (1822-1890) entstand in zwei verschiedenen Lebensphasen: Erste Beiträge verfasste der Komponist zwischen 1834 und 1844, weitere Werke dagegen vornehmlich in den 1880er Ja...

With opuses 1, 2, 4, 5, and 10, this volume contains virtually all of Johannes Brahms' early piano oeuvre, with which the budding composer and pianist introduced himself to the public. The Scherzo op....

While original music for large ensembles was usually arranged for piano 4 hands in order to make this music experienceable in a house music setting, these arrangements have their own musical value and...

The three popular Intermezzi op. 117 can be seen as the epitome of Brahms' late work for piano. Clara Schumann confessed: 'In these pieces I at last feel musical life stir once again in my soul'. Brah...

Brahms mainly composed the eight Piano Pieces op. 76 in summer 1878 in the summer resort of Pörtschach at Lake Wörth. Theodor Billroth, a close friend, was enthusiastic about the new works: 'These are...

> Revised edition replaces HN 120. > Fingering: Andreas Boyde Johannes Brahms presumably wrote the 'Fantasies' op. 116 at the same time as the 'Intermezzi' op. 117 in the summer of 1892 in Bad Ischl....

> Revised edition replaces HN 123. > Fingering: Andreas Boyde Johannes Brahms' summer sojourn in 1893 in Bad Ischl was productive. Alongside the pieces op. 118, he also wrote his last cycle of piano p...

> Revised edition replaces HN 119. > Fingering: Andreas Boyde In 1879, about ten years before Johannes Brahms composed his late, melancholic piano pieces, he wrote the two Rhapsodies op. 79 - two mark...

> Follows the Text in the new Brahms Complete Edition > Popular pieces in the repertoire > Replaces HN42 > Fingering: Rolf KoenenBrahms' Hungarian Dances count on brilliant and spirited virtuosity whe...

The Scherzo op. 4 was written in 1851 - Brahms was not even 20 years old - and was a kind of calling card with which the young composer and pianist introduced himself to influential musicians. He also...

This volume sheds light on a largely unknown side of Johannes Brahms, namely as an arranger of works by other composers. Brahms wrote congenial orchestral versions of selected piano songs by Franz Sch...

The Sextet in B-flat major was already judged to be 'one of the most beautiful works by this young composer' after its initial performances in early 1861. It was popular with both public and press, an...