16 Waltzes, Op.39 (Brahms, Johannes)
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1. Waltz in B major
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2. Waltz in E major
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3. Waltz in G♯ minor
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4. Waltz in E minor
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5. Waltz in E major
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6. Waltz in C♯ major
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7. Waltz in C♯ minor
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8. Waltz in B♭ major
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9. Waltz in D minor
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10. Waltz in G major
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11. Waltz in B minor
12. Waltz in E major
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13. Waltz in C major
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14. Waltz in A minor
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15. Waltz in A major
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16. Waltz in D minor
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Piano Scores
Complete score (original version for piano 4 hands, solo piano version, simplified solo piano version, and two-piano version)
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First edition [September 1866]
Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.(1866). Plates 470, 524.
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Complete score (original version for piano 4 hands)
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Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857–1929)
Johannes Brahms: Sämtliche Werke. Band 12: Werke für Klavier zu vier Händen
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 46
Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Piano solo (Brahms)
Complete score
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Complete score (simplified version)
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Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857–1929)
Johannes Brahms: Sämtliche Werke. Band 14: Kleinere Klavierwerke
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 61-62
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General Information
| Work Title | Waltzes |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Walzer |
| Composer | Brahms, Johannes |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.39 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 16 |
| Average Duration | 19 minutes |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1865 |
| First Performance | Oldenburg, 23 November 1866 |
| Year of First Publication | 1866 |
| Dedication | Eduard Hanslick (1825–1904) |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Piano (4 hands) |
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Section Listing
- Tempo giusto (B major)
- (E major)
- (G♯ minor)
- Poco sostenuto (E minor)
- (E major)
- Vivace (C♯ major)
- Poco più Andante (C♯ minor)
- (B♭ major)
- (D minor)
- (G major)
- (B minor)
- (E major)
- (C major)
- (A minor)
- (A major)
- (D minor)
Version History
- Composed for piano 4 hands, 1865
- Arranged for solo piano by Brahms, 1865, with keys of Nos. 13-16 shifted down a half-step (first performance in this version: Hamburg, 15 November 1868; first published in 1867)
- Nos.1, 2, 8, 11, 14, 15 were also arranged for 2 pianos by Brahms, 1867 (first performance in this version: Vienna, 17 March 1867; first published (except No.8) in 1897)
