Two Rhapsodies for piano, No. 1, Op. 79 No. 1
This guide follows Brahms’s Two Rhapsodies for piano, No. 1, Op. 79 No. 1 (1879) in one part.
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Follow all 11 sections as they play
0:01–8:22
A stormy B minor with wide leaps starts the piece, and a smooth, quiet single line gives contrast in the first section (A). In the B section the music turns to B major and grows quieter, with long melodies in the right hand over a steady accompaniment. The opening material in the of A and is worked up again in its , building to a wild . The settles quietly into B major.
- A SECTION--Ternary form: Part 1
- A SECTION--Ternary form: Part 2
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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