Brahms Intermezzi

The eighteen Brahms intermezzi are included among his five sets of solo-piano music with opus numbers 76,116,117,118, and 119. In these pieces he compactified an extraordinary range of emotion and beauty. He called his Opus 117 intermezzi "lullabies to my sorrows". Perhaps the most popular Brahms intermezzo is Opus 118, Number 2, a wonderfully sweet piece tinged with sadness.

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), was a great German composer, virtuoso pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. He wrote for piano, chamber ensemble, symphony orchestra, and for voice and chorus. He was a traditionalist and an innovator, as well as an inspiration for subsequent composers. His output includes masterpieces of Beethovenian power, of subtle emotion, and of great beauty. The music of Johannes Brahms is one of humanity's greatest treasures.

Tutorials

• Op. 117, No. 1

• Op. 117, No. 2 Part 1 Part 2

• Op. 117, No. 3 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

• Op. 118, No. 2 (2011)

• Op. 118 No. 2 with score Part 1 Part 2 (2022)

• Op. 119, No. 1

Sheetmusic at imslp.org