Brahms Intermezzo in Eb major, Op. 117 no. 1: A LAMENTING LULLABY - Analysis

Brahms Intermezzo in Eb major, Op. 117 no. 1 is a kind of sweet lullaby but with a disturbingly dark middle section. What is that about? The gorgeous music draws you in with its lush harmonies and rich textures, and tells a compelling but unclear story. With Henrik Kilhamn, piano.
0:00 Intro
0:52 Lullaby
2:19 Analysis
10:12 Middle section
15:54 Main theme return
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Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 no. 1 (1892)
📄 Score: Breitkopf & Härtel edition, 1926-27, editor: Eusebius Mandyczewski, imslp.org
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[@henryng0725]

The whole op. 117 and other late works are so difficult to interpret. Brahms’ sound and thinking is too deep for a great playing on it.

[@SonataSecrets]

Yeah, sometimes it feels like that.

[@AnonYmous-ry2jn]

So eloquent: the music **and** the analysis which fully does to Brahms’ depth and feeling; and performance on the same level! Exquisite all around!

[@sebastianalvarez4839]

i love this channel so much

[@Frenchie1116]

I am currently binge watching your videos 😂 very interesting, keep up the good work!

[@ThePolo77j]

man, I'm going through this piece right now .. when I started you hadn't uploaded this piece yet and I was disappointed as you'd helped me through Chopin Nocturne in E-flat major as well as Chopin Prelude no 15 .. looking forward to this!

[@EdoCostantini-qy5yk]

thank you, so nice to listen !

[@cmonclair27]

Thank you for these analysis op. 117. I hold them very close. Through them I first listened to Maestro Lupu (RIP).

[@kralyx]

Thank you for your great analysis! I noticed that other than the similarity with Chopin as you mentioned, the earlier section also resembles his own early work of the 15th Waltz of Op. 39.

[@kibirocks]

Incredible, I never thought to cross hands in the third section!!! Thanks for a great analysis of one of my favourite pieces 😄

[@SonataSecrets]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AdamDavidFroman]

Me either! This was the first Brahms piece I played. It's lovely.

[@patriciaedwards3909]

​@AdamDavidFroman, try Henrik's arrangement of Brahmm's Intermezzo 118. It is easier and, I think, even more beautiful.

[@serwoolsley]

beautiful piece, working on it right now

[@bibliopolist]

Thanks for this great video. It's very helpful since I am trying to play this piece myself right now. Do you know the video "Seymour Bernstein REACTS to Glenn Gould playing Brahms"? I think it gives fascinating insights on how different great musicians can think of the same music.

[@SonataSecrets]

Thanks for the tip, really interesting video!

[@karlralph2003]

i love ur videos so much!!!! also i would love to see ur analysis on andante maestoso by tchaikovsky, such a beautiful piece!!!

[@lewsibal2567]

Interesting that I didn't pick up the middle notes as the melody from bar 6, despite doing exactly that at the start of the piece. For me, it just makes sense that the melody starts in the middle range in the first phrase, then sort of "soar" from bar 6 so that I just gels with the falling triads in bar 8 wherein the melody is just the topmost note

[@SonataSecrets]

I know, I played the top line as melody there at first too. It's a tough choice between the joy of reaching Ab or more controlled coherence of the melody in the middle (which I do think is theoretically valid because it keeps the same texture, but still not obvious).

[@gexahedrop8923]

interesting that Alan Belkin has also released a video today with an analysis of the same piece

[@SonataSecrets]

Yeah, what a coincidence! Totally unplanned. I didn't actually know about his channel before so thanks for the tip, it seems great.

[@daveqr]

Yes, I noticed the same thing. They came up back-to-back on my feed.

[@Ramb0Panda]

Please do a video on the Liszts mazeppa etude and “un sospiro”

[@celtaviggo1318]

please do Schumann op28 no2🙏

[@nezkeys79]

Bb11
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[@isaacshaw1596]

Brahms for me is the greatest composer.

[@nuberhellegrini]

PLEASE DO SCHUMANN 28 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@scriabunda]

Chopin op42 pls😭😭😭☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻

[@Hjominbonrun]

I am not a Brahms fan.....
But you are convincing me.