Anna Fedorova - Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117 - Klavierstücke, Opp. 118 & 119 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1, Andante moderato
02. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2, Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
03. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 3, Andante con moto
04. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 1, Intermezzo. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
05. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo. Andante teneramente
06. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 3, Ballade. Allegro energico
07. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 4, Intermezzo. Allegretto un poco agitato
08. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 5, Romance. Andante - allegretto grazioso
09. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 6, Intermezzo. Andante, largo e mesto
10. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1, Intermezzo. Adagio
11. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 2, Intermezzo. Andantino un poco agitato
12. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 3, Intermezzo. Grazioso e giocoso
13. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 4, Rhapsody. Allegro risoluto

Anna Fedorova presents the late keyboard works of Brahms. “These works feel as if he is speaking to us in a more private voice than ever before. The music is deeply personal, full of tenderness, nostalgia, love, and quiet reflection” says Fedorova. “His lifelong bond with Clara Schumann remained a central part of his inner world. She was among the first to see these manuscripts, and her presence seems to quietly accompany them.” Op. 117 are three sets of melodies without words. Of Op. 118, Clara wrote: “It is simply marvellous how your inner self seems to bubble, shine and whisper, constantly imbued with the grandeur and depth of your ideas!” With Op. 119, the keyboard seems once again to contain an entire orchestra, just like the early works that the young Brahms had presented to Robert Schumann forty years earlier.