Selected Piano Pieces - Brahms Violin which gives no indication of

which gives no indication of the oppressive circumstances of Strauss’ poor health and the Second World War

especially with respect to the transmitted embellishment variants

the usage of the pedals

Prélude in E minor op

The sixteenth note passages are not difficult and not too fast for this level but require good memorization and concentration

Selected Piano Pieces - Brahms Violin which gives no indication ofIt is not surprising that Johannes Brahms, an exponent of Romanticism, bestowed his special interest on piano music, since the piano enjoyed great popularity among the rising bourgeoisie of the 19th century. And here it is precisely the smaller forms with which he created outstanding music. A great compositional variety with a broad spectrum of expression is revealed in his character pieces, the intermezzos, ballads, capriccios, rhapsodies, fantasies