The Fantasies (German language, German Fantasien), Op. 116 for solo piano were composed by Johannes Brahms in the Austrian town of Bad Ischl during the summer of 1892.
The set consists of seven pieces entitled Capriccio (music), Capriccio or Intermezzo, though Brahms originally considered using "Notturno" for No. 4 and "Intermezzo" for No. 7.
The pieces were published by N. Simrock in December 1892, and represent the end of Brahms's long break from composing piano pieces.
The seven movements are:
# Capriccio in D minor. ''Presto energico''
# Intermezzo in A minor. ''Andante''
# Capriccio in G minor. ''Allegro passionato''
# Intermezzo in E major. ''Adagio''
# Intermezzo in E minor. ''Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento''
# Intermezzo in E major. ''Andantino teneramente''
# Capriccio in D minor. ''Allegro agitato''
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Fantasies, Op. 116played by Emil Gilels
Performance and Animated Scoreperformed by Tal Haim Samnon
Piano pieces by Johannes Brahms
Compositions for solo piano
1892 compositions
Fantasias (music), Brahms
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