1 Feb 2019

BRAHMS: Intermezzi Op 118 Nos 1, 2 and 6

From Music Alive, 7:30 pm on 1 February 2019

Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann remained close friends even after her husband's death in 1856 and these piano pieces, completed in 1893, are dedicated to her.

Denes Varjon

Denes Varjon Photo: Supplied

Clara Schumann was a trusted friend, confidante, musical advisor and the object of Brahms' love and affection.

The set of Intermezzi were the second-to-last work by Brahms to be published in his lifetime.

Recorded 1 February 2019, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson by RNZ Concert.

Engineer: Graham Kennedy

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