Brahms: Hungarian Dances for Piano Four Hands | Hector Moreno & Norberto Cepelli

Опубликовано 12 апреля 2026, 11:00

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Johannes Brahms composed his 21 Hungarian Dances between 1869 and 1880, originally writing them as light entertainment for piano four hands — the kind of music made for bourgeois drawing rooms. They were later orchestrated and arranged for many different ensembles, becoming some of the most beloved and commercially successful works of his career.
The dances draw heavily on Hungarian folk music and the Romani style, especially the csárdás — a tradition Brahms knew well from his travels and his close collaboration with Hungarian violinists. Rather than simple transcriptions, these are original reworkings: he reimagined folk melodies and themes by other Hungarian composers, enriching them with lush harmonies, syncopated rhythms, and striking contrasts between brooding slow sections and explosive, dance-driven finales.
Each piece is short — roughly one to five minutes — and follows a characteristic arc: a slow, melancholic opening that suddenly erupts into a frantic, irresistible dance rhythm. The most famous are Nos. 1 and 5, where a clear, memorable theme transforms into a burst of rhythmic energy that captures the festive, uninhibited spirit of Hungarian dance at its best.

Artwork: "Ukrainian Folk Dance" by Teodor Axentowicz, 1895

Tracklist:

00:00:00 Hungarian Dances: I. Allegro molto
00:02:56 Hungarian Dances: II. Allegro non assai
00:06:20 Hungarian Dances: III. Allegretto
00:08:55 Hungarian Dances: IV. Poco sostenuto
00:13:00 Hungarian Dances: V. Allegro
00:15:08 Hungarian Dances: VI. Vivace
00:18:39 Hungarian Dances: VII. Allegretto
00:20:21 Hungarian Dances: VIII. Presto
00:22:51 Hungarian Dances: IX. Allegro non troppo
00:25:07 Hungarian Dances: X. Presto
00:27:01 Hungarian Dances: XI. Poco andante
00:30:27 Hungarian Dances: XII. Presto
00:32:43 Hungarian Dances: XIII. Andantino grazioso
00:34:20 Hungarian Dances: XIV. Un poco andante
00:36:18 Hungarian Dances: XV. Allegretto grazioso
00:38:55 Hungarian Dances: XVI. Con moto
00:41:28 Hungarian Dances: XVII. Andantino
00:44:38 Hungarian Dances: XVIII. Molto vivace
00:46:02 Hungarian Dances: XIX. Allegretto
00:48:10 Hungarian Dances: XX. Poco Allegretto
00:50:47 Hungarian Dances: XXI. Vivace

All tracks performed by Hector Moreno, Norberto Cepelli

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