Hungarian Dances (Brahms)
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The Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms, are a set of 21 dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, completed in 1879. They vary from about a minute to five minutes in length. They are among Brahms
Brahms
Hungarian Rhapsodies
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The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R.106, are a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes, composed by Franz Liszt during 1846–1853, and later in 1882 and 1885. Liszt also arranged versions
Hungarian Dances (Brahms)
…in the context of interest in folk music. Both Haydn and Boccherini refer frequently to gypsy music, but in Brahms' day it was Franz Liszt with his Hungarian Rhapsodies who was an inspiration to Brahms, both artistically and financially (despite their differences in musical philosophy). In 1850 Brahms met the Hungarian…
Franz Liszt, portrait by Hungarian painter Miklós Barabás, 1847