Romantic Fire: Brahms’ Hungarian Dances Volume 2 for Piano DuetProduct DetailsProduct Type:Sheet Music / Piano Duet Score (Zongora ngykezes)ISMN:9790080134023 / 979-0080134023Item Number (MPN):13402Brand/Publisher:Editio Musica Budapest ZenemkiadComposer:Johannes BrahmsEditors:Gbor Kovts, Katalin SzerzInstrumentation:Piano, Four Hands (Duet)Period/Genre:Romantic / Hungarian Dance / Folk-InspiredTitle in Hungarian:Magyar tncok 2Binding:PaperbackMade in:HungaryYear of Publication:1991Pages:72 pagesFormat:Bach Quer (30.2 x 23 cm) Horizontal score formatOverviewThis volume features the second half ofJohannes Brahmssuniversally popularHungarian Dances (Magyar tncok 2), presenting pieces 11 through 21 in their original, intended setting forPiano Duet (Zongora ngykezes). Edited byGbor KovtsandKatalin Szerz, this edition is a treasure trove ofHungarian-style musical elements, includingverbunkos(recruiting songs),csrds, folk songs, and folk-style art songs. These works immediately brought Brahms international recognition and remain essential repertoire forintermediate and advanced duets, celebrating the blend of German Romanticism and Hungarian musical idioms.ttekints (Hungarian)Ez a ktetJohannes Brahmsuniverzlisan npszerMagyar tncainak (Magyar tncok 2)msodik felt tartalmazza, bemutatva a 11-tl 21-ig terjed darabokat eredeti, szndkolt formjukban,zongora ngykezesrerva.Kovts GborsSzerz Katalinszerkesztsben ez a kiadvny amagyaros zenei elemekgazdag trhza, belertve averbunkost, acsrdst, a npdalokat s a npies mdalokat. Ezek a mvek azonnali nemzetkzi elismerst hoztak Brahmsnak, s alapvet repertordarabok maradtak akzphalad s halad zongora-duettekszmra, nnepelve a nmet romantika s a magyar zenei nyelvezet tvzst.Product FeaturesFormat:Bach Quer (Horizontal) The ideal layout forPiano Duetscores, where two performers read from the same wide volume.Length:72 pages, containingDances 11 through 21of the cycle.Instrumentation:Written specifically forPiano, Four Hands, preserving the texture and effect Brahms originally conceived.Unique Feature:This EMB publication includesfacsimile excerptsfrom 19th-century Hungarian publications that may have served as Brahms’s original source material, offering valuable musicological context.Interesting FactsJohannes Brahms (18331897)had deep personal and professional ties to the Hungarian music scene, including friendships with violinistJzsef Joachimand conductorEde Remnyi. Brahms based theHungarian Danceson existing melodies, primarily those associated with the then-popularverbunkosandcsrdsstyles, which he heard and collected.Although not technically original compositions, theDancesare pure Brahms in theirharmonic richness and structural arrangement. The original composition forpiano four-handshighlights the interplay between the two performers, capturing the improvisatory, raw energy of the source material better than many subsequent solo transcriptions. Volume 2, published in 1880, completed the cycle and cemented the work’s status as a Romantic classic.rdekessgek (Hungarian)Johannes Brahms (18331897)mly szemlyes s szakmai kapcsolatokkal rendelkezett a magyar zenei lethez, belertveJoachim Jzsefhegedmvsszel sRemnyi Edekarmesterrel kttt bartsgt. Brahms aMagyar tncokatmeglv dallamokra alapozta, elssorban az akkor npszerverbunkosscsrdsstlusokhoz kthet meldikra, amelyeket hallott s gyjttt.Br technikailag nem eredeti kompozcik, aTncoktisztn Brahmsot tkrznekharmonikus gazdagsgukban s szerkezeti elrendezskben. Az eredetizongora ngykezesrert kompozci kiemeli a kt elad