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Two Rhapsodies for piano, No. 2, Op. 79 No. 2

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This guide follows Brahms’s Two Rhapsodies for piano, No. 2, Op. 79 No. 2 (1879) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Dejan Lazić (piano) (2022)

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, Sonata form0:01–6:22

Grand octaves in the low open the piece in G minor, and a short follows. Later in the a dark, twisting melody in triplets appears in D minor. The works at this idea with continuous triplet motion through several keys. The music then fades towards in the re-, and the opening suddenly in the . The triplet melody comes back in G minor, 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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