Work Title
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Waltzes
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Alternative. Title
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Walzer
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Name Translations
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Seize valses pour piano à quatre mains; Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39; ワルツ集 (ブラームス); Sechzehn Walzer für Klavier; Setze valsos, Op. 39; Sedici valzer; Dieciséis valses, op. 39; 16 valser op. 39
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Name Aliases
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16のワルツ (ブラームス); Sechzehn Walzer op. 39; 16 Walzer op. 39; 16 Waltzes
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 771154381051530291910; BNF: 13908937w
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Composer
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Brahms, Johannes
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.39
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJB 156
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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16 waltzes:
- 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)*
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1865
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First Performance.
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1866-11-23 in Oldenburg, Großherzoglicher Hof. (piano 4-hands)
- Clara Schumann and Albert Dietrich (piano)
1867-3-17 in Vienna, Redoutensaal
- Stephanie Vrabely and Seraphine Tausig (pianos)
1868-11-15 in Hamburg (piano solo)
- Johannes Brahms (piano) – unknown number of selections.
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First Publication.
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1866 Winterthur & Leipzig: J. Rieter-Biedermann
- Piano 4-hands, Plate 470, 33 pages
- Piano solo, Plates 524-525, 18 and 16 pages (concert and simplified)
- 2 Pianos (5 selections) 1897, Plate 2148, 16 pages
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Dedication
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Eduard Hanslick (1825–1904)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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19 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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piano 4-hands
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External Links
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Wikipedia article KDH Listening Guide
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Extra Information
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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)
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