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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83

188152 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 (1881) in four parts: Allegro non troppo (sonata form), Allegro appassionato (sonata form), Andante and Allegretto grazioso (sonata form).

Recording: Krystian Zimerman (piano), Leonard Bernstein

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III
  4. IV · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:28–18:41

in B-flat major. A lone horn plays a quiet, simple call ( 1), and the piano answers with a flourish that spans the keyboard. The orchestra continues with a , a and a . Then the begins. The has three sections, and the arrives in altered form. The , and then the starts.

  1. 1
II Sonata form19:12–28:26
III28:41–42:48
IV Sonata form43:08–52:05

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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