It was a long time ago, my piano teacher gave me the assignment to learn the op79 n2 (the more famous one) as the first Brahms in my repertoire. After purchasing the score I was so excited that I read through the whole book and started learning n1 (this piece) instead, by mistake. I didn't have the maturity in musicality to understand this piece yet, but my teacher guided me through anyway. It was very tough, but rewarding in the long run, just like a good shot of bitter medicine, and now this piece sounds to me just like that, it has a bittersweet feeling, mixed with nostalgia.
@@JamesKubajak-c1i I would go by the size of the instrument instead. I mean, a grand piano is quite massive, but imagine a whole piece written for a single piccolo flute. No matter how long, it's going to feel tiny.
It was a long time ago, my piano teacher gave me the assignment to learn the op79 n2 (the more famous one) as the first Brahms in my repertoire. After purchasing the score I was so excited that I read through the whole book and started learning n1 (this piece) instead, by mistake. I didn't have the maturity in musicality to understand this piece yet, but my teacher guided me through anyway. It was very tough, but rewarding in the long run, just like a good shot of bitter medicine, and now this piece sounds to me just like that, it has a bittersweet feeling, mixed with nostalgia.
Thank you for reminding me of the magic of Brahms!
Learning this right now
I'm guilty of overlooking Brahms' smaller works. They can be just as beautiful! 😍
Does this count as "smaller"?
@smalin Well, yes. It's just a piano.🎹
So, by "smaller works," you just mean "works for a small number of instruments"? Like his violin sonatas?
@smalin exactly.
@@JamesKubajak-c1i I would go by the size of the instrument instead. I mean, a grand piano is quite massive, but imagine a whole piece written for a single piccolo flute. No matter how long, it's going to feel tiny.
Truly the third "B".
Who is the fourth again? Benjamin Britten? Bela Barok?
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