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Johannes Brahms

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39

1865

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Total duration: 17' 30"

These pieces are arrangements of waltzes originally written for piano duet. For each piece, Brahms made two solo piano arrangements, one easier than the other. Brahms later made further arrangements of nos. 1, 2, 11, 8 and 14–15 for two pianos.

Recommended editions

Neue-Brahms Ausgabe (Henle) · III/6 · HN 6014 · Klavierstücke · ed. Katrin Eich [both versions]
Bärenreiter · BA 9602 · ed. Christian Köhn [non-simplified version]
Bärenreiter · BA 9603 · ed. Christian Köhn [simplified version]
Henle · HN 1286 · ed. Katrin Eich [non-simplified version]
Henle · HN 1287 · ed. Katrin Eich [simplified version]
Könemann · K 116 · Scherzo, Balladen, Rhapsodien und Tänze · ed. Enikő Gyenge [both versions]
Wiener Urtext · UT 50073 · ed. Hans Höpfel [non-simplified version]
Wiener Urtext · UT 50046 · ed. Hans Höpfel [simplified version]

1. B major

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 3.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 1. B major

1. B major (simplified version)

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 1. B major (simplified version)

2. E major

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 2. E major

2. E major (simplified version)

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 2. E major (simplified version)

3. G-sharp minor

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 3. G-sharp minor

3. G-sharp minor (simplified version)

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 3. G-sharp minor (simplified version)

4. E minor

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 3

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 4. E minor

4. E minor (simplified version)

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 4. E minor (simplified version)

5. E major

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 3

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 5. E major

5. E major (simplified version)

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 5. E major (simplified version)

6. C-sharp major

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 3.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 6. C-sharp major

6. C major (simplified version)

The simplified version is in C major.

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 6. C major (simplified version)

7. C-sharp minor

Duration: 2'

Difficulty: 3

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 7. C-sharp minor

7. C-sharp minor (simplified version)

Duration: 2'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 7. C-sharp minor (simplified version)

8. B-flat major

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 3

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 8. B-flat major

8. B-flat major (simplified version)

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 8. B-flat major (simplified version)

9. D minor

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 9. D minor

9. D minor (simplified version)

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 1.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 9. D minor (simplified version)

10. G major

Duration: 0' 30"

Difficulty: 3

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 10. G major

10. G major (simplified version)

Duration: 0' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 10. G major (simplified version)

11. B minor

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 11. B minor

11. B minor (simplified version)

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 11. B minor (simplified version)

12. E major

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 12. E major

12. E major (simplified version)

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 12. E major (simplified version)

13. B major

The version for piano duet is in C major.

Duration: 0' 30"

Difficulty: 3.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 13. B major

13. C major (simplified version)

The simplified version is in C major.

Duration: 0' 30"

Difficulty: 3

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 13. C major (simplified version)

14. G-sharp minor

The version for piano duet is in A minor.

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 3.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 14. G-sharp minor

14. A minor (simplified version)

The simplified version is in A minor.

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 14. A minor (simplified version)

15. A-flat major

The version for piano duet is in A major.

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 15. A-flat major

15. A major (simplified version)

The simplified version is in A major.

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 15. A major (simplified version)

16. C-sharp minor

The version for piano duet is in D minor.

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 16. C-sharp minor

16. D minor (simplified version)

The simplified version is in D minor.

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Sixteen Waltzes, op. 39; 16. D minor (simplified version)

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