Fantasies, op. 116 - Revised Urtext Edition - piano solo - sheet music - (HN 1216)

It is assumed that Johannes Brahms wrote the Fantasies op. 116 at the same time as the Intermezzi op. 117 in the summer of 1892 in Bad Ischl. His sojourn in the Salzkammergut obviously inspired Brahms to write music for solo piano, as when he returned a year later he worked on other piano cycles. Amongst these late melancholy piano pieces, op. 116 is in particular characterised by opposites. Four 'dreamy' (according to Clara Schumann) intermezzi are juxtaposed with three 'deeply passionate' capriccios. Being of intermediate difficulty, the seven pieces are accessible to non-virtuosos. Our revision contains the musical text of the new Brahms Complete Edition. (replaces HN 120)