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Johannes Brahms

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1

c. 1868

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Total duration: 25' 30"

These ten dances were originally written in two different versions: one for piano duet and one for solo piano. Brahms later made orchestrations of nos. 1, 3 and 10. Around 1880, Brahms wrote a further eleven dances for piano duet, but without versions for solo piano.

Recommended editions

1. G minor

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 4

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 1. G minor Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 1. G minor

2. D minor

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 4

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 2. D minor Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 2. D minor Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 2. D minor

3. F major

Duration: 2' 30"

Difficulty: 3.5

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 3. F major Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 3. F major Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 3. F major

4. F-sharp minor

The version for piano duet is in F minor.

Duration: 4'

Difficulty: 4.5

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 4. F-sharp minor Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 4. F-sharp minor Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 4. F-sharp minor

5. F-sharp minor

Duration: 2'

Difficulty: 4

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 5. F-sharp minor Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 5. F-sharp minor

6. D-flat major

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 4.5

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 6. D-flat major Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 6. D-flat major Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 6. D-flat major

7. F major

The version for piano duet is in A major.

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 3.5

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 7. F major

8. A minor

Duration: 2' 30"

Difficulty: 4.5

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 8. A minor

9. E minor

Duration: 2'

Difficulty: 4

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 9. E minor Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 9. E minor

10. E major

The version for orchestra is in F major.

Duration: 2'

Difficulty: 4.5

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1; 10. E major

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