Johannes Brahms 7 Fantasien, Op. 116

Composer: Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 3 April 1897) Performer: Grigori Sokolov Year of recording: 2010 (Live in Heidelberg, Germany) 7 Fantasien Fantasias for piano, Op. 116, written in 1892. 00:00 1. Capriccio in D minor 02:45 2. Intermezzo in A minor 07:03 3. Capriccio in G minor 10:59 4. Intermezzo in E major 15:52 5. Intermezzo in E minor 19:16 6. Intermezzo in E major 23:04 7. Capriccio in D minor A month before publication, the Fantasien Op. 116 encompassed five rather than seven pieces, and Brahms suggested to his publisher that the five be printed in one volume. In the end, Brahms added two pieces to the set, which was published in two volumes. Despite the division, aspects of the works themselves create some coherence for the whole. The first and last pieces are Capriccios in D minor and Nos. 4, 5, and 6 are in E major (No. 5 begins in minor but ends in major). Furthermore, there exist thematic links, the most obvious of which occu