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Eight Piano Pieces, No. 2: Capriccio, Op. 76 No. 2

18783 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Eight Piano Pieces, No. 2: Capriccio, Op. 76 No. 2 (1878) in one part (theme and variations).

Recording: Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (1973)

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: Theme and variations0:04–3:33

, B minor, 2/4. Near-constant staccato (short, detached notes) runs even through the accompaniment, with playful grace notes and off-beat accents, and two themes alternate between minor and major. 1 opens the piece, 2 follows, and 1 . A new 3 appears, then Themes 2 and 1 come back. A descending bass line produces a , and then the starts.

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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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