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Brahms: Ungarische Tanze

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Composer
Johannes Brahms
Artist
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
May 02, 2025
Catalog #
BRK900360
UPC
4035719003604

About

JOHANNES BRAHMS - HUNGARIAN DANCES: Before the publication of his Hungarian Dances in their original version for piano four hands, Johannes Brahms was hardly known to the educated middle classes, but the works ensured that the composer became a household name. In their subsequent orchestral versions, the Dances entered the repertoire of prestigious concert orchestras and, after music had become technically reproducible, went on to become even more massively popular. On this CD, BR-KLASSIK presents Brahms' 21 Hungarian Dances in their orchestral versions, in a studio production with the Munich Radio Orchestra under it's former chief conductor Roberto Abbado. Johannes Brahms had become acquainted with Hungarian melodies and scales through the Hungarian violinist Eduard Remenyi, with whom he had undertaken his first concert tour in 1853. His Hungarian Dances for piano four hands were composed from around 1858 onwards; the first ten were published in 1869, the others in 1880. In 1872, Brahms presented a version of the first ten dances for solo piano and in 1873 he orchestrated Dances Nos. 1, 3 and 10, premiering them in Leipzig on February 5, 1874. In his Hungarian Dances, Brahms skilfully combined various Hungarian folk song melodies with his own. The fact that the originals were, and remain, unknown to most listeners is probably what makes the compositions so appealing. His Hungarian Dances were extremely popular right from the start, and are still among his best-known works today. None other than Antonin Dvorak was responsible for the orchestrations of other dances, and popular orchestral versions were also produced by Albert Parlow, Andreas Hallen, Martin Schmeling, Paul Juon and Hans Gal.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (orch. J. Brahms) 03:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  2. 2 Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D Minor (orch. A. Hallen) 03:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D Minor (orch. A. Hallen)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  3. 3 Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major (orch. J. Brahms) 02:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  4. 4 Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F Minor (orch. P. Juon) 04:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F Minor (orch. P. Juon)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  5. 5 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (orch. A. Parlow) 02:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  6. 6 Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D-Flat Major (orch. A. Parlow) 03:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D-Flat Major (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  7. 7 Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A Major (orch. M. Schmeling) 01:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A Major (orch. M. Schmeling)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  8. 8 Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A Minor (orch. H. Gal) 03:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A Minor (orch. H. Gal)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  9. 9 Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E Minor (orch. H. Gal) 01:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E Minor (orch. H. Gal)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  10. 10 Hungarian Dance No. 10 in E Major (orch. J. Brahms) 01:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 10 in E Major (orch. J. Brahms)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  11. 11 Hungarian Dance No. 11 in D Minor (orch. A. Parlow) 02:34
    Track
    11
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 11 in D Minor (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  12. 12 Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D Minor (orch. A. Parlow) 02:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D Minor (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  13. 13 Hungarian Dance No. 13 in D Major (orch. A. Parlow) 01:38
    Track
    13
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 13 in D Major (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  14. 14 Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D Minor (orch. A. Parlow) 01:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D Minor (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  15. 15 Hungarian Dance No. 15 in B-Flat Major (orch. A. Parlow) 02:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 15 in B-Flat Major (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  16. 16 Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F Minor (orch. A. Parlow) 02:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 16 in F Minor (orch. A. Parlow)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  17. 17 Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor (orch. A. Dvořák) 03:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor (orch. A. Dvořák)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  18. 18 Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D Major (orch. A. Dvořák) 01:24
    Track
    18
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D Major (orch. A. Dvořák)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  19. 19 Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B Minor (orch. A. Dvořák) 02:03
    Track
    19
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B Minor (orch. A. Dvořák)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  20. 20 Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E Minor (orch. A. Dvořák) 02:29
    Track
    20
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E Minor (orch. A. Dvořák)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado
  21. 21 Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E Major (orch. A. Dvořák) 01:21
    Track
    21
    Title
    Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E Major (orch. A. Dvořák)
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Roberto Abbado