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I've only really discovered Brahms recently. I love the Op 118 A major intermezzo. I sooo wanna learn it, I wonder if there are any other intermezzos which match the A major in such beauty.
I also like his Capriccios. Such fun to play, especially the B minor from op 76.
Feel free to post any of your favourite short works by Brahms! I'd be happy to check them out!
Ravel - Une Barque Sur l'Ocean Kapustin - Etude No. 7 Bach/Busoni - Chaconne
Brahms is one of my favourite composers. I love most of his late piano pieces which i'd think match the op 118 intermezzo. His sonata in F minor is also pretty great, especially the slow moevment.
All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
On par (in my opinion) with 118/2 are 117/1 and 116/4
"If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him." (John Holt)
I have been absolutely obsessed with Brahms chamber music for months at a time, several times in my life. If you listen to the scherzo movement from pretty much any of Brahms' chamber works and don't get a big smile on your face, check to see if you have a pulse!
If you listen to the scherzo movement from pretty much any of Brahms' chamber works and don't get a big smile on your face, check to see if you have a pulse!
If you listen to the scherzo movement from pretty much any of Brahms' chamber works and don't get a big smile on your face, check to see if you have a pulse!
Oh dear, I must be dead.
Haha.
Ravel - Une Barque Sur l'Ocean Kapustin - Etude No. 7 Bach/Busoni - Chaconne
117/2. Speaking of 118, no. 2 is my least favourite - although having said that, I still love it. no. 6 is my ultimate favourite. If you like 2, listen to 5 (118). It's all beautiful. All of 116, 117, 118, 119 are just amazing!
"The eyes can mislead, the smile can lie, but the shoes always tell the truth."
When I learnt op118, it made me so, so happy! It was exactly what I needed at that moment. 
