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Brahms Intermezzo Op 116-2

on: September 04, 2010, 03:54:22 PM

Hello

What do you think about this piece?
I would like to know your tips and suggestions in order to play it the best I can.

Thanks

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Re: Brahms Intermezzo Op 116-2

Reply #1 on: September 04, 2010, 06:06:24 PM

It's my favourite set of the late 4, and for me, very difficult music to master. For no. 2, I suggest una corda only where it's marked pp, and none at all in the glittering middle section. I would try to keep the rhythm as straight forward as possible (i.e. no rubato) except the middle section which can ebb and flow as phrases dictate.

On a side note, am I the only one that finds this piece remarkably similar in mood to Rachmaninoff's Moment Musicaux no. 3?

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Re: Brahms Intermezzo Op 116-2

Reply #2 on: September 04, 2010, 06:21:45 PM

What about the middle section pedaling?

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The masterpiece tell the performer what to do, and not the performer telling the piece what it should be like, or the cocomposer what he ought to have composed.

--Alfred Brendel--

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Re: Brahms Intermezzo Op 116-2

Reply #3 on: September 04, 2010, 07:11:46 PM

Make sure each harmony is clear. Use your ear to judge carefully whether the next chord needs a new pedal to clear the previous. In general though, in this section I pretty much pedal just about every beat.

One more note regarding rhythm: it's generally not a good idea to rush ahead in Brahms.

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