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Capriccio in d minor, Op. 116, No. 1, from Seven Fantasies  Play

Christopher Atzinger Piano

Recorded on 01/02/2007, uploaded on 01/16/2009

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Capriccio in d minor, Op. 116, No. 1, from Seven Fantasies         Johannes Brahms

For Brahms, 1892 was a productive year for keyboard compositions, as he completed both the Op. 118 and Op. 119 sets in addition to the fantasies that comprise Opus 116.  The seven pieces of Op. 116 balance individuality with large-scale cohesion.  A robust Capriccio opens the piece, highlighted by frequent octaves, chromaticism, and metric displacement.  The musical journey takes the listener through expected and surprising key areas before finally offering a declamatory return to d minor...     Christopher Atzinger