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Musicaphon

Brahms: Arranged by Busoni & Reger

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Details

Composer
Johannes Brahms
Artist
Eugenio De Rosa
Format
CD
Label
Musicaphon
Released
Feb 28, 2025
Catalog #
M59014
UPC
4012476590141

About

The "Eleven Choral Preludes for Organ" op. 122 were completed by Johannes Brahms between May and June 1896. It was not until later, in 1902, that op. 122 was published posthumously. At the same time, Brahms' op. 122 did not escape the attention of the Italian composer and pianist Ferruccio Busoni, who decided to transcribe six of the eleven choral preludes for piano. Over the course of his life, he transcribed numerous works by various composers for piano, including those by Bach that were intended for organ, harpsichord or violin. It is little known that Max Reger, in addition to his importance as a composer, was also one of the most important arrangers of the works of great colleagues. He arranged works by almost all the great masters, from Mozart to Richard Strauss. Reger always admired the compact form and the almost ascetic compositional discipline of Johannes Brahms. His admiration for the great North German is confirmed by the elaborate transcriptions of the "Five Slow Movements" from his four symphonies. Reger does not write them in a typically pianistic style, but rather he summarizes the entire melodic and harmonic richness in a kind of symphonic script. These transcriptions are the work of a brilliant musical mind who was able to grasp the music as a whole and, based on a complete understanding of the compositions, to present them in a new guise. The arrangements are extremely demanding for the pianist. It is not only a matter of master- ing the sometimes considerable and often far-reaching mass of notes, but also of allowing the themes woven into them to emerge, as is the case in the orchestra through the characteristics of the individual instruments. Brahms' well-known preference for the so-called "conflict rhythms" makes the task even more difficult. The rarities, so rich and demanding in sound and structure, are appearing on recording for the first time and should inspire many friends of the works of these two composers to take a closer look at them.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 No. 4. Herzlich tut mich erfreuen 02:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 4. Herzlich tut mich erfreuen
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  2. 2 No. 5. Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele 01:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 5. Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  3. 3 No. 8. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen 02:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 8. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  4. 4 No. 9. Herzlich tut mich verlangen 02:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 9. Herzlich tut mich verlangen
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  5. 5 No. 10. Herzlich tut mich verlangen 02:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 10. Herzlich tut mich verlangen
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  6. 6 No. 11. O Welt, ich muss dich lassen 03:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 11. O Welt, ich muss dich lassen
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  7. 7 Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto (arr. M. Reger for piano) 08:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto (arr. M. Reger for piano)
    Duration
    08:24
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  8. 8 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo (arr. M. Reger for piano) 08:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro non troppo (arr. M. Reger for piano)
    Duration
    08:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  9. 9 II. Andante 07:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  10. 10 III. Poco allegretto 05:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Poco allegretto
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa
  11. 11 Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato (arr. M. Reger for piano) 09:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato (arr. M. Reger for piano)
    Duration
    09:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Eugenio De Rosa