Whereas Haydn can’t resist, even in his stormiest moments, lightening the mood with his signature brand of humor, Brahms seems ever unable to express carefree joy. This intermezzo’s fleeting texture and the major-key rays of sunshine in its central section are tinged with melancholy, and the mood of the piece collapses into utter despair at its conclusion.Evan Mitchell
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Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo No. 2 in b-flat minor Op.117 Play
Recorded on 04/09/2014, uploaded on 09/03/2014
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Whereas Haydn can’t resist, even in his stormiest moments, lightening the mood with his signature brand of humor, Brahms seems ever unable to express carefree joy. This intermezzo’s fleeting texture and the major-key rays of sunshine in its central section are tinged with melancholy, and the mood of the piece collapses into utter despair at its conclusion. Evan Mitchell
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